Newton Road railway station

Newton Road
The former Newton Road station
General information
Location	West Bromwich, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell England
Coordinates	52.5396°N 1.9636°W / 52.5396; -1.9636
Grid reference	SP025935
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 July 1837 (1837-07-04)	Opened
1 March 1863	Moved
1 January 1902	Return to original site
7 May 1945	Closure

Newton Road railway station was a station of the London and North Western Railway in Sandwell between West Bromwich and Great Barr, England. It lay between Hamstead and the later Tame Bridge Parkway stations on what is now known as the Chase Line.

As one of the original Grand Junction Railway stations, Newton Road opened in 1837, (at grid reference SP025935; 52.5399°N 1.9639°W / 52.5399; -1.9639 (Newton Road railway station (1st))) but under subsequent LNWR control, it was deemed that a more suitable site should be found, and the station was shifted a short distance north-west along the track in 1863 to the junction of Ray Hall Lane with the railway (at grid reference SP022939; 52.5439°N 1.9679°W / 52.5439; -1.9679 (Newton Road railway station (2nd)); a location now buried under the M5 motorway).

However, this move yielded few dividends in passenger numbers, so the station was shifted back near its original position on Newton Road in 1902, where it stayed until final closure in 1945.

Site of the 2nd Newton Road station

The site of the final Newton Road station

External links

• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Newton Road

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hamstead		Grand Junction Railway Later London and North Western Railway		Bescot Stadium