Hunnington railway station explained

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Hunnington railway station was a railway station in the village of Hunnington, near Halesowen, England, on the Great Western Railway & Midland Railway's Joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge.

Structure

The station had only a single platform but had its own sidings, which served the now closed Blue Bird Toffee factory.^[1]

History

Advertised public passenger services were withdrawn in 1919 but workmen's trains continued until 1958.^[2]

Present day

Unlike most of the other former stations and infrastructure of the Halesowen Railway, Hunnington station building still remains as a private residence.^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. Vic. Mitchell. Keith. Smith. figs. 59-60. Middleton Press. West Sussex. 2007. 9781906008161. 261924375.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coombs Holloway Halt Station . 2009-12-28 . Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands . 2004.
2. Web site: Hunnington. Disused Stations.
3. Moors, Terry: Lost Railways of Birmingham & The West Midlands, page 69. Countryside Books, 2008