Rotton Park Road railway station

Rotton Park Road
Rotton Park Road
	1934 ticket
General information
Location	Edgbaston, Birmingham; England
Coordinates	52°28′50″N 1°56′46″W / 52.4805°N 1.9460°W
Grid reference	SP037869
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Harborne Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1874	Opened
1934	Closed

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]

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

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

Warwickshire Railways: Rotton Park Road Station
"Harborne Railway History". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008.
Photos by D J Norton

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[RABWM-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}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[3] Preston Hendry, R.; Powell Hendry, R. (1982). An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 2. Oxford Publishing.

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