Brindley Heath railway station served the civil parish of

Brindley Heath __NOTOC__ Brindley Heath is an area of heath land on Cannock Chase situated between Hednesford and Rugeley in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. The area also forms a civil parish, which at the 2001 census, had a population of 8 ...

, Staffordshire, England from 1939 to 1959 on the

Chase Line The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus, Birmingham New Street, to Walsall, and then Rugeley in Staffordshire, where it joins the Trent Valley Line. The name of the li ...

History

The station opened to the public on 26 August 1939 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, although it opened earlier on 3 August for Bank Holiday specials from the RAF base. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 April 1959. These dates correspond closely with the opening and closing of the nearby

RAF Hednesford Royal Air Force Hednesford or more simply RAF Hednesford is a former Royal Air Force station situated south-east of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. History The RAF station of Hednesford was built just south of Cannock Chase, above the vill ...

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Disused railway stations in Staffordshire Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1939 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 1939 establishments in England 1959 disestablishments in England {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub