Hazelwell railway station

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Hazelwell
Hazelwell Station, near Kings Heath, Birmingham - geograph.org.uk - 1604802.jpg
The remains of Hazelwell Railway Station in 1979
LocationHazelwell, City of Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°25′51″N 1°54′28″W / 52.4308°N 1.9078°W / 52.4308; -1.9078Coordinates: 52°25′51″N 1°54′28″W / 52.4308°N 1.9078°W / 52.4308; -1.9078
Grid referenceSP063814
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1903Opened
27 January 1941Closed

Hazelwell railway station was a railway station on the Camp Hill Line in Birmingham, England. It then became the home of Birmingham Model Railway Club from 1963 until 1980.

History[]

It was built in 1902, between the existing Kings Heath and Lifford stations.[1] The station cost £20,000 (equivalent to £2,195,700 in 2020)[2] to build and opened on 1 January 1903.[3] It was built to serve the Priory Estate which comprised 150 acres (61 ha).

Originally the station sat at a level crossing with a footbridge for pedestrians. In 1928, Herbert H. Humphries, Birmingham City Council City Engineer and Surveyor, invited tenders for the construction of the Cartland Road bridge over the railway at Hazelwell.[4]

The station closed on 27 January 1941,[5] when passenger services were withdrawn from the line due to "wartime economy measures", and was not reopened.[1] The line remained open for freight and is also used for some longer distance passenger services.

Station masters[]

  • E. Coleman 1903 - ????
  • Mr. Moulton 1930 - 1931[6] (afterwards station master at Alrewas)
  • Harry Snary 1937[7] - 1941 (formerly station master at Gretton and Harringworth. Also station master at King's Heath from 1937)

Future[]

In 2019, the project to re-open the stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell received £15m in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] In March 2021 it was announced that funding had been found for the project, with an opening date expected in 2023.[9]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lifford   Midland Railway
Camp Hill Line 		  Kings Heath

References[]

  1. ^ a b Doherty, Andrew. "Hazelwell Station". Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  2. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "West Midlands Miscellany". Worcestershire Chronicle. England. 3 January 1903. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "City of Birmingham. To Bridge Contractors". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 31 May 1928. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Five Birmingham Station to Close". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 22 January 1941. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Promotion for Stationmaster". Lichfield Mercury. England. 12 November 1937. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Stationmasters' Appointments". Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail. England. 1 January 1937. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Birmingham railway station project receives £15 million funding". BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Full steam ahead for Camp Hill line to reopen as final budget approved". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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