Smethwick West railway station

Smethwick West
Smethwick West
	The site of Smethwick West station in 2018, with overgrown platforms still in situ.
General information
Location	Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; England
Coordinates	52°30′06″N 1°59′02″W / 52.5016°N 1.9839°W
Grid reference	SP011892
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 April 1867	Opened as Smethwick Junction
17 September 1956	Renamed Smethwick West
1996	Closed
Location
Location

Smethwick West was a railway station on the Great Western Railway between Stourbridge Junction station and Smethwick Junction. It was opened as Smethwick Junction railway station in 1867.^[1]

It closed in 1996, being replaced by a new railway station, Smethwick Galton Bridge, around 110 yards (100 metres) to the east, which serves two railway lines.

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[butt-1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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