Maxstoke railway station

For the current station in Coleshill, see Coleshill Parkway railway station. For the railway station known as Coleshill from 1923 to 1968, see Coleshill railway station.

Maxstoke railway station opened in 1839 as Coleshill by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London.

Lines around Whitacre Junction

It was renamed Maxstoke in 1923 (while Forge Mills became Coleshill)

When the BD&JR built its alternative route in Lawley Street in 1842, the line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, lost its importance and the passenger service finished in 1917. Freight services until 1939. The track was removed soon after and the station was demolished.

References

• Clinker. C.R., (1982) The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, Avon-AngliA Publications and Services.
• Whishaw, F, (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.

Coordinates: 52°29′37″N 1°41′18″W / 52.49360°N 1.68847°W / 52.49360; -1.68847