Coombes Holloway Halt railway station

Coombes Holloway Halt railway station was a railway station in Halesowen, England, on the Great Western Railway & Midland Railway's Joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge. The station was intermediate stopping point between Halesowen and Old Hill, and was only ¾ of a mile from Old Hill station. It had a short lived life as a station of only 22 years.[1] The station site is now covered by a small industrial unit, alongside which the disused embankment can be seen.[2]

Coombes Holloway Halt
General information
LocationOld Hill, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°27′37″N 2°02′58″W / 52.4602°N 2.0495°W / 52.4602; -2.0495
Grid referenceSO967846
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Key dates
1905Opened
1927Closed
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Old Hill
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway and Midland Railway
Halesowen Railway
  Halesowen
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ "Coombes Holloway Halt Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. ^ Moors, Terry: Lost Railways of Birmingham & The West Midlands, page 66. Countryside Books, 2008