Sutton Coldfield Town railway station

Former railway station in England

Sutton Coldfield Town railway station, also referred to as Sutton Town, was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Sutton Park Line.

History

The station was opened as Sutton Coldfield on 1 July 1879, and was renamed to Sutton Coldfield Town on 1 May 1882. On 1 April 1904 the name reverted to Sutton Coldfield. It was renamed again to Sutton Coldfield Town on 2 June 1924, but closed to passengers on 1 January 1925.^[2][3]

The line remains open for freight trains.

References

1. "Station Name: Sutton Coldfield Town". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "Sutton Town Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.