Smethwick West railway station
Smethwick West | |||||
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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 | ||||
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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.
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.