Rotton Park Road railway station

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.[1]

Rotton Park Road
1934 ticket
LocationEdgbaston, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.4805°N 1.9460°W / 52.4805; -1.9460
Grid referenceSP037869
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHarborne Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1874 (1874)Opened
1934 (1934)Closed

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.[2] However, from the beginning of the 20th century, the introduction of road transport, especially Birmingham Corporation Tramways, caused passenger numbers to fall away.[3]

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,[1] 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.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hagley Road   Harborne Railway
Harborne Branch Line		   Icknield Port Road

References
  1. "Rotton Park Road Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Railway Magazine". October 1950. p. 652. OCLC 61515566. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. Preston Hendry, R.; Powell Hendry, R. (1982). An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. 2. Oxford Publishing.


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