Rubery railway station

Rubery railway station was a railway station in Rubery, Birmingham, England, on the Great Western Railway and Midland Railway's joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge. The station closed in 1919 for regular services but workmen's trains continued until 1958.^[1] The station was the location of the only passing loop between Halesowen and Longbridge.^[2]

Rubery
The remains of the station platforms in 1977
General information
Location	Rubery, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.4026°N 2.0151°W / 52.4026; -2.0151
Grid reference	SO990782
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Key dates
10 September 1883	Opened[1]
April 1919	Closed for regular passenger trains[1]
28 August 1960	Closed completely[1]

References

1. "Station Name: Rubery". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Rubery Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 66-69. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hunnington Line and station closed		Great Western Railway and Midland Railway Halesowen Railway		Longbridge Line and station closed