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{{Short description|Disused railway station in England}}
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'''Bromley Halt''' was a small railway stop on the [[Wombourne Branch Line]]. It suffered from very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations, was closed just seven years after its introduction by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1925. The halt served the communities between [[Pensnett]], [[Wordsley]] and [[Kingswinford]].
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{{More citations needed|date=December 2021}}{{Infobox station
| name = Bromley Halt
| status = Disused
| image = Bromley Halt .jpg
| caption = The former site of Bromley Halt.
| borough = [[Bromley, West Midlands|Bromley]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Dudley|Dudley]]
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.4904|-2.1403|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO905880|25|SO905880}}
| platforms = 2
| postgroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
| years = 11 May 1925
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| events = Opened<ref name="RABWM">{{cite web|url=http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/bromley.php|title=Bromley Halt|work=Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref>
| years2 = 31 October 1932
| events2 = Closed<ref name="RABWM" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=99|oclc=931112387}}</ref>
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'''Bromley Halt''' was a small railway stop on the [[Wombourne Branch Line]]. It had very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations, was closed just seven years after its introduction by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1925. The halt served the communities between [[Pensnett]], [[Wordsley]] and [[Kingswinford]]. A portion of the line remained open until 1992 between [[Pensnett Trading Estate]] and [[Kingswinford Junction]]. The line from Bromley Haly to Kingswinford Junction has since been [[mothballed]].


Bromley Halt ran alongside the [[Stourbridge Extension Canal]], which itself was eventually removed.
Bromley Halt ran alongside the [[Stourbridge Extension Canal]], which itself was eventually removed. Only two platforms and a single line from Bromley Halt to Pensnett Halt and Kingswinford Junction remain.


{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Pensnett Halt railway station|Pensnett Halt]]|next=[[Brockmoor Halt railway station|Brockmoor Halt]]|route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br><small>[[Wombourne Branchline|"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)]]|col=004400}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Pensnett Halt railway station|Pensnett Halt]]|next=[[Brockmoor Halt railway station|Brockmoor Halt]]|route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Wombourne Branchline|"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)]]</small>|col=004400}}
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/bromley.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Bromley Halt railway station]


==Further reading==
{{West Midlands railway stations}}
*{{cite book|title=Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 54-55|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2009|isbn=9781906008444|oclc=286385795}}


[[Category:Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom]]
{{West Midlands railway stations|disused}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Dudley]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Dudley]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1925]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932]]


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Latest revision as of 15:24, 14 August 2024

Bromley Halt
The former site of Bromley Halt.
General information
StandortBromley, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°29′25″N 2°08′25″W / 52.4904°N 2.1403°W / 52.4904; -2.1403
Grid referenceSO905880
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
11 May 1925Opened[1]
31 October 1932Closed[1][2]

Bromley Halt was a small railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line. It had very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations, was closed just seven years after its introduction by the Great Western Railway in 1925. The halt served the communities between Pensnett, Wordsley and Kingswinford. A portion of the line remained open until 1992 between Pensnett Trading Estate and Kingswinford Junction. The line from Bromley Haly to Kingswinford Junction has since been mothballed.

Bromley Halt ran alongside the Stourbridge Extension Canal, which itself was eventually removed. Only two platforms and a single line from Bromley Halt to Pensnett Halt and Kingswinford Junction remain.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pensnett Halt   Great Western Railway
"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) 		  Brockmoor Halt

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bromley Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 99. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

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