Tipton Five Ways railway station

Tipton Five Ways
Tipton Five Ways station site in 2017
General information
LocationTipton, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52°31′46″N 2°04′45″W / 52.5294°N 2.0791°W / 52.5294; -2.0791
Grid referenceSO947923
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1853Opened as Tipton[1]
1950Renamed as Tipton Five Ways[1]
1962Closed[1]

Tipton Five Ways railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, serving the town of Tipton in the western section near the border with Coseley for 88 years from 1853.[1]

The 'Five Ways' tag was only added in 1950 – to avoid confusion with Tipton Owen Street. It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962, though the line remained open until 22 September 1968.[2] The station buildings were demolished soon after closure.

The station site was developed in 2001–02 with new housing, which made use of most of the track bed between Sedgley Road West and Birmingham New Road. The overbridges at both ends of this section of the railway were demolished at this time.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Princes End and Coseley   Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Later Great Western Railway, then British Rail
Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852–1962) 		  Dudley

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tipton Five Ways Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "The Great Western Railway". Wolverhampton History & Heritage Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.

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