Baptist End railway station

Baptist End
Station site in 2017
General information
LocationNetherton, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°29′48″N 2°04′57″W / 52.4968°N 2.0826°W / 52.4968; -2.0826
Grid referenceSO944887
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 August 1905Opened[1]
15 June 1964Closed[1]

Baptist End railway station was a halt on the former Great Western Railway's Bumble Hole Line between Blowers Green and Old Hill.

The station opened in 1905 on the existing line which had opened in 1878. It was rebuilt and much improved in 1958 before closing in 1964,[1][2] as part of the Beeching Axe. The railway which passed through the site had closed completely within four years of the station's closure, and the track was removed soon afterwards. Nature has since reclaimed the section of the railway which passed through the site of the station.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Baptist End Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Pensnett Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Blowers Green   Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Bumble Hole Line (1878-1964) 		  Windmill End


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