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Rotton Park Road railway station

Rotton Park Road
LMS Harborne to Rotton Park Road third class railway ticket.jpg
1934 ticket
Location
Place Edgbaston
Area Birmingham
Coordinates 52°28′50″N 1°56′46″W / 52.4805°N 1.9460°W / 52.4805; -1.9460Coordinates: 52°28′50″N 1°56′46″W / 52.4805°N 1.9460°W / 52.4805; -1.9460
Grid reference SP037869
Operations
Original company Harborne Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1874 (1874) Opened
1934 (1934) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Rotton Park Road railway station was a railway station in England, built by the Harborne Railway and operated by the London and North Western Railway in 1874.


It served Summerfield and part of the Edgbaston area of Birmingham and was located near to the junction of Rotton Park Road and Gillott Road.

Initially single track, the steady growth in traffic meant that a passing loop was installed in 1903, when a spur to Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was also added. However, from the beginning of the 20th century, the introduction of road transport, especially Birmingham Corporation Tramways, caused passenger numbers to fall away.

In 1923, the Harborne Railway, together with its operators the LNWR, became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at the grouping. The station closed in 1934, and there is little evidence of the station on the ground today. The trackbed through the station is now part of the Harborne Nature Walk.



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