Princes End railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Princes End, West Midlands}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Princes End
| status = Disused
| borough = Princes End, West Midlands
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.5421|-2.0618|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO959938|25|SO959938}}
| platforms =
| original = London and North Western Railway
| pregroup = London and North Western Railway
| years = {{Start date|1863|09|14|df=yes}}
| events = Opened
| years1 = 1 November 1890
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = 1 July 1895
| events2 = Reopened
| years3 = {{End date|1916|01|01|df=y}}
| events3 = Closed
}}
Princes End railway station served the area of Princes End, West Midlands, from 1864 to 1916 on the Princes End branch line.
History
The station was opened on 14 September 1863 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed on 1 November 1890 but reopened on 1 July 1895, before closing permanently on 1 January 1916.{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=353|oclc=931112387}} The signal box survived into the 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/princes_end.php|title=Princes End Station|work=Railways Around Birmingham & the West Midlands|access-date=12 April 2022}}
References
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{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line|next={{rws|Ocker Hill}}
{{small|Line and station closed}}|route=London and North Western Railway
{{small|Princes End branch line}}|col={{LNWR colour}} |previous={{rws|Tipton}}
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{{West Midlands railway stations|disused}}
Category:Disused railway stations in Sandwell
Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1890
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1895
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916
Category:1864 establishments in England
Category:1916 disestablishments in England
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