Coombes Holloway Halt railway station
Coombes Holloway Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Old Hill, Dudley England |
| Coordinates | 52°27′37″N 2°02′58″W / 52.4602°N 2.0495°W |
| Grid reference | SO967846 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint |
| Key dates | |
| 1905 | Opened |
| 1927 | Closed |
Coombes Holloway Halt railway station was a railway station in Halesowen, England, on the Great Western Railway & Midland Railway's Joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge. The station was intermediate stopping point between Halesowen and Old Hill, and was only ¾ of a mile from Old Hill station. It had a short lived life as a station of only 22 years.[1] The station site is now covered by a small industrial unit, alongside which the disused embankment can be seen.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hill Line closed, station open |
Great Western Railway and Midland Railway Halesowen Railway |
Halesowen Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ "Coombes Holloway Halt Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ Moors, Terry: Lost Railways of Birmingham & The West Midlands, page 66. Countryside Books, 2008