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With Galton Junction, northbound trains on the West Coast Main Line's Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line can join the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line in a westbound direction. Until the re-opening of Birmingham Snow Hill for stations to Kidderminster in 1995, all passenger services routed via Smethwick and Galton Junctions to reach ...
The South Staffordshire Junction Railway was proposed to connect the two towns, with junction connections to the Grand Junction Railway, now to be part of the LNWR. The SSJR got its authorising act of Parliament, the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. ccc) on 3 August 1846, with permitted share capital of £525,000.
Kidderminster station opened with the extension of the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway from Worcester to Stourbridge on 1 May 1852. It became an important intermediate station on the line which became part of the West Midland Railway in 1860, which in turn amalgamated with the Great Western Railway and the South Wales Railway on 1 August 1863.
The first railway station at Kidderminster was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OW&WR) in 1852. It became an important intermediate station on the line which became part of the West Midland Railway in 1860. In turn, the WMR was absorbed intro the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1863 and 1870.
Worcester Foregate Street: 1860 [19] Worcester: Great Western Railway West Midlands Railway 1,358,222 534,904 2,190,982 Worcester Shrub Hill: 1852 [20] Worcester Great Western Railway West Midlands Railway 409,540 161,288 660,638 Worcestershire Parkway: 2020 [21] Worcester Great Western Railway CrossCountry: 314,894 32,350 25,478 Wythall: 1908 ...
Droitwich Spa railway station serves the town of Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire, England. It is located just to the south-west of Droitwich Spa Junction of the Worcester to Leamington Spa Line and the Worcester to Birmingham New Street line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who also operate all trains serving it.
However, some new stations were opened in the late 20th century: Birmingham International station was opened in 1976 to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre, and in 1995 another new station; Smethwick Galton Bridge was opened, serving as a two-level interchange with trains on the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Line. [7]
It was at this time that the station changed its name from Stourbridge to Stourbridge Junction. [4] The station in 1958. The new station 400 yards (370 m) to the south (towards Kidderminster) of the original costing £100,000 (equivalent to £13,710,000 in 2023) [5] was opened on 1 October 1901 by J.E. Jones, Vice-Chairman of Stourbridge ...