Harborne railway station

Harborne
General information
Standort	Birmingham
Managed by	London and North Western Railway
Line(s)	Harborne Railway
Platforms	2
Key dates
10 August 1874	Opened
26 November 1934	Closed to passenger traffic
1963	Closed to goods traffic

Harborne railway station was a railway station in England, built by the Harborne Railway and operated by the London and North Western Railway in 1874. In addition to the passenger facilities, there was a goods shed and sidings.

It was the terminus of the Harborne Railway, serving the Harborne area of Birmingham and was located just off Station Road. Although for twenty years the line was in the hands of the receiver, passenger traffic rose from six trains a day each way during the week, to twenty a day in 1897, and twentynine by 1910.

Originally a single line, the station included a runaround loop, with a turntable at the head. It originally had only one platform; a second was added next to the loop in 1901, However with the introduction of the Birmingham Corporation Tramways it was rarely used and was removed in 1911, with carriage sidings in its place. There was a footbridge from the station, but this led to a housing estate.

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

The station closed to passenger traffic in 1934, though it was open to goods traffic until 1963. The last train was operated by the Stephenson Locomotive Society to commemorate the closure of the station on November 4, 1963.

There is no evidence of the station on the ground today, and the station site is in use by both industry and housing.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Harborne Railway Harborne Branch Line		Hagley Road

References

• Rex Christiansen (1991). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The West Midlands. Atlantic Transport Publishers; David St. John Thomas. ISBN 0946537585.
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Harborne railway station
• Warwickshire Railways: Harborne Station
• Birmingham City Council Harborne Railway
• British History Online