Sutton Park railway station building 01 - 2nd October 1980

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Sutton Park railway station was a railway station in

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles sou ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avo ...

, (in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

since 1974),

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, on the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...

's Sutton Park Line. The station opened in 1879, and closed to passengers in 1965. Goods facilities had closed earlier on 7th December 1964 but the goods shed was taken over for use beyond this date by the adjacent Post Office parcels depot. The line remains open for freight trains.

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Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1879 establishments in England 1965 disestablishments in England Beeching closures in England Former Midland Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub