Newton Road railway station

Newton Road railway station was a station of the London and North Western Railway in Sandwell between West Bromwich and Great Barr, England. It lay between Hamstead and the later Tame Bridge Parkway stations on what is now known as the Chase Line.

Newton Road
The former Newton Road station
Location	West Bromwich, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell England
Coordinates	52.5396°N 1.9636°W / 52.5396; -1.9636
Grid reference	SP025935
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1837 (1837)	Opened
1863	Moved
1902	Return to original site
1945	Closure

As one of the original Grand Junction Railway stations, Newton Road opened in 1837,[1]^:17 (at grid reference SP025935; 52.5399°N 1.9639°W / 52.5399; -1.9639 (Newton Road railway station (1st))) but under subsequent LNWR control, it was deemed that a more suitable site should be found, and the station was shifted a short distance north-west along the track in 1863 to the junction of Ray Hall Lane with the railway (at grid reference SP022939; 52.5439°N 1.9679°W / 52.5439; -1.9679 (Newton Road railway station (2nd)); a location now buried under the M5 motorway).

However, this move yielded few dividends in passenger numbers, so the station was shifted back near its original position on Newton Road in 1902, where it stayed until final closure in 1945.

Site of the 2nd Newton Road station

The site of the final Newton Road station