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ocker+hill+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°32′36″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5433°N 2.0393°W / 52.5433; -2.0393
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Ocker Hill
General information
Location Ocker Hill, West Midlands
England
Coordinates 52°32′36″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5433°N 2.0393°W / 52.5433; -2.0393
Grid reference SO974939
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)Opened
1 November 1890Closed
1 July 1895Reopened
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)Closed

Ocker Hill railway station served the area of Ocker Hill, West Midlands, from 1864 to 1916 on the Princes End branch line.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1864 by the London and North Western Railway. Nearby was Ocker Hill Power Station, which opened in 1897. The station closed on 1 November 1890 but reopened on 1 July 1895, before closing permanently on 1 January 1916. [1] The site is now a retirement home. [2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ "Ocker Hill Station". Railways Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 12 April 2022.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Princes End
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Princes End branch line
  Terminus



ocker+hill+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°32′36″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5433°N 2.0393°W / 52.5433; -2.0393
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ocker Hill
General information
Location Ocker Hill, West Midlands
England
Coordinates 52°32′36″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5433°N 2.0393°W / 52.5433; -2.0393
Grid reference SO974939
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)Opened
1 November 1890Closed
1 July 1895Reopened
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)Closed

Ocker Hill railway station served the area of Ocker Hill, West Midlands, from 1864 to 1916 on the Princes End branch line.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1864 by the London and North Western Railway. Nearby was Ocker Hill Power Station, which opened in 1897. The station closed on 1 November 1890 but reopened on 1 July 1895, before closing permanently on 1 January 1916. [1] The site is now a retirement home. [2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ "Ocker Hill Station". Railways Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 12 April 2022.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Princes End
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Princes End branch line
  Terminus



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