Hammerwich railway station

Hammerwich
The trackbed and footbridge at the site of the former station
Location
Place Hammerwich
Area Lichfield
Coordinates 52°39′44″N 1°53′31″W / 52.6621°N 1.8920°W / 52.6621; -1.8920Coordinates: 52°39′44″N 1°53′31″W / 52.6621°N 1.8920°W / 52.6621; -1.8920
Grid reference SK074071
Operations
Original company South Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1849 Opened
January 1965 Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Hammerwich railway station was a station on the South Staffordshire Line. It opened in 1849. It closed as part of the Beeching Axe in January 1965. The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Railway, which later became London, Midland and Scottish Railway (through amalgamation of the London and North Western Railway).

This was one of the three closed stations on this route that remained open beyond the closure of the South Staffordshire route as part of the Burton-Wolverhampton line that fell, also as part of the Beeching Axe, less than a year later. Goods traffic continued to pass here until March 1984, when the line was closed to through traffic. The section through here remained open to serve a Charringtons fuel oil terminal at Anglesey Sidings (near Brownhills) thereafter, until it also closed in 2001 - since then the line has been mothballed and officially marked 'out of use' by Network Rail. It is being preserved for the future re-opening of the railway line between Walsall and Lichfield as it is part of a 20-year transport scheme.

The old station platforms have been demolished, but the station house still stands and is used as a private residence.

The line remained in use following closure of the Walsall-Brownhills section in 1984. The section from Lichfield City to Newtown, Brownhills via Hammerwich continued to serve the Charrington Oil Terminal for oil traffic until 2001 when the terminal was closed and the line mothballed.

References

    Preceding station Disused railways Following station
    Lichfield City   South Staffordshire Railway
    Later LNWR, then LMS, finally BR
    South Staffs Line (1849-1965)    		   Brownhills


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