Maxstoke railway station

For the current station in Coleshill, see Coleshill Parkway railway station. For the railway station known as Coleshill from 1923 to 1968, see Coleshill railway station.

Maxstoke railway station opened in 1839 as Coleshill by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London.

Lines around Whitacre Junction

It was renamed Maxstoke in 1923 (while Forge Mills became Coleshill)

When the BD&JR built its alternative route in Lawley Street in 1842, the line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, lost its importance and the passenger service finished in 1917. Freight services continued until 1939. The track was removed soon after and the station was demolished.

On 24 February 2014, a local volunteer from Birmingham, with the full permission of local farmer John Plum, began uncovering the platform fascia and brickwork.

Maxstoke station platform April 2015

References

Clinker. C. R., (1982) The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, Avon-AngliA Publications and Services.
Whishaw, F., (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.

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Coordinates: 52°29′38″N 1°41′18″W / 52.4940°N 1.6884°W / 52.4940; -1.6884

Railway stations in Warwickshire

Open stations

Birmingham to Peterborough Line	Water Orton Coleshill Parkway Nuneaton

Chiltern Main Line	Lapworth Hatton Warwick Parkway Warwick Leamington Spa

Coventry to Leamington Line	Kenilworth (under construction) Leamington Spa

Coventry to Nuneaton Line	Bedworth Bermuda Park Nuneaton

Leamington to Stratford Line	Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Wilmcote Bearley Claverdon Hatton Warwick Parkway Warwick Leamington Spa

North Warwickshire Line	The Lakes Wood End Danzey Henley-in-Arden Wootton Wawen Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon

West Coast Main Line	Polesworth Atherstone Nuneaton Rugby

Disused

Alcester to Bearley Line	Great Alne Aston Cantlow Halt

Birmingham to Peterborough Line	Whitacre Junction Shustoke Arley and Fillongley Arley Colliery Sidings Worker's Platform Stockingford Nuneaton (Abbey Street)

Chiltern Main Line	Southam Road and Harbury Fenny Compton

Coventry to Leamington Line	Kenilworth Warwick (Milverton) Leamington Spa (Avenue)

Coventry to Nuneaton Line	Chilvers Coton Hawkesbury Lane

Gloucester Loop Line	Studley and Ashwood Bank Coughton Alcester Wixford Broom Junction Salford Priors

Great Central Main Line	Rugby Central Braunston and Willoughby

Honeybourne Line	Evesham Road Crossing Halt Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse Platform Chambers Crossing Halt Milcote Long Marston

Marton Junction to Weedon Line	Southam and Long Itchington Napton and Stockton Flecknoe

Rugby to Leamington Line	Dunchurch Birdingbury Marton (Warwicks)

Stonebridge Railway	Whitacre Junction Maxstoke

Stratford and Moreton Tramway	Longdon Road Stretton-on-Fosse Shipston-on-Stour

Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway	Broom Junction Bidford-on-Avon Binton Stratford-upon-Avon (Old Town) Ettington Kineton Burton Dassett North End Fenny Compton West

West Coast Main Line	Bulkington Shilton Brinklow Brandon and Wolston

Miscellaneous stations	Clifton Mill Kingsbury

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