Lifford railway station

52°25′10″N 1°55′12″W / 52.4194°N 1.9200°W / 52.4194; -1.9200Grid referenceSP055801Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBirmingham and Gloucester RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1840B&GR station opened1875B&GR station closed1876BWSR station opened1885BWSR station closed;
Midland station opened27 January 1941Midland station closed^[1]

Lifford railway station refers to a series of railway stations in Cotteridge, Birmingham, England.

History

There were three stations at different times in the vicinity named Lifford.^[2]

• Lifford station (1840–1875) on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (now the Camp Hill line)
• Lifford station (1876–1885) on the Birmingham West Suburban Railway (now the Cross-City Line)
• Lifford station (1885–1941) on the Midland Railway (formerly the B&GR)

The first station opened on 17 December 1840 on the Birmingham and Gloucester (B&GR) main line. This was absorbed into the Midland Railway in 1845. The original station closed in 1875.

The second station opened on 1 June 1876 as the terminus of the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway (BWSR) to Granville Street. It closed on 28 September 1885.

The third station opened on 28 September 1885 and was located proximal to the site of the original station on the former B&GR. It closed in 1941 due to Second World War economy measures.^[3]

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

Station masters

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kings Norton		Midland Railway Camp Hill line		Hazelwell