Penns railway station

Penns
The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Walmley, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.5391°N 1.8033°W / 52.5391; -1.8033
Grid reference	SP134934
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1879	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed to passengers
1 February 1965	Closed

Penns railway station is a disused railway station which served the village of Walmley in Sutton Coldfield when it was in the historic county of Warwickshire, now the West Midlands.

The station was opened in 1879 and was located on the Midland Railway Company's Walsall - Water Orton Branch as the first station on the line after leaving their Birmingham to Derby line between Castle Bromwich and Water Orton. The line then developed into the Sutton Park Line.

In 1965, the station closed and was demolished the next year as part of the Beeching Axe, which had also resulted in all stations on the same line being closed. The line was retained for freight trains.

The only surviving feature of the railway station is Penns Lane Bridge which spans the railway line. The station's site is now taken up by a religious meeting-house and its car park.

References

• Jones, Douglas V. (1990). Walmley and its surroundings. Westwood Press. ISBN 0-948025-11-5.
• Boynton, John (1997). A Century of Railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands Volume 1. ISBN 0-9522248-4-4.
• Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. p. 17. (for coordinates)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Water Orton		Sutton Park Line		Sutton Coldfield Town
Castle Bromwich		Sutton Park Line		Birmingham New Street