Lifford railway station was a railway station in

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, on the

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's Camp Hill Line, and from 1876 to 1885 relocated on the

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History

There were three stations at different times in the vicinity named Lifford. The first station opened on 17 December 1840 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway operated by the

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. The second station opened on 1 June 1876 as the terminus of the new Birmingham West Suburban Railway line from

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. It closed on 28 September 1885. The third station opened on 28 September 1885 and was located on the site of the first station on the original Birmingham and Gloucester Line. It closed in 1941 due to the

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. Although the Camp Hill line and three of its former stations are due to reopen to passenger services in around 2023, Lifford is not currently included.

Station masters

*W.H. Townson 1864 *G. Hawley 1864 - 1866 *F. Symonds 1866 *B. Lunn 1866 - ???? *Edwin Brownett ca. 1871 - 1902 *A. Walker 1902 - 1906 *Josiah Farndon 1906 - 1914 - ???? *A. Edkins 1940 - 1941 (also station master of King's Norton)

References

Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1844 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1941 Former Midland Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub