Croxall railway station

Croxall railway station was a railway station serving the village of Croxall in Staffordshire between Tamworth and Burton upon Trent

Croxall
Site of the station in 1989
Location	Croxall, Lichfield England
Coordinates	52.7215°N 1.7191°W / 52.7215; -1.7191
Grid reference	SK190137
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 June 1840	Station opens as Oakley and Alrewas
1 November 1849	renamed Oakley
1 December 1856	renamed Croxall
9 July 1928	Station closes[1]

It was opened in 1840 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, one year after the line opened.[2]

It was called Oakley and Alrewas at first, changing to Oakley in 1849, then Croxall in 1856, closing in 1928.

Another station named Oakley was opened in 1857 by the Midland Railway on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. This closed in 1958.[1]