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
LocationCroxall, Lichfield
England
Coordinates52.7215°N 1.7191°W / 52.7215; -1.7191
Grid referenceSK190137
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 June 1840Station opens as Oakley and Alrewas
1 November 1849renamed Oakley
1 December 1856renamed Croxall
9 July 1928Station 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]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing


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