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Harborne Railway
Former railway line in the West Midlands, England
The Harborne Railway was a short standard gauge railway line constructed for residential travel from the Harborne area into the centre of Birmingham, England. The line opened in 1874, and was worked by the London and North Western Railway. As business developed, an increasingly frequent passenger service was operated, at its peak thirty trains each way daily.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Harborne Railway was a short standard gauge railway line constructed for residential travel from the Harborne area into the centre of Birmingham, England. The line opened in 1874, and was worked by the London and North Western Railway. As business developed, an increasingly frequent passenger service was operated, at its peak thirty trains each way daily. From the 1920s onwards, it suffered from bus service competition and it was closed to passenger trains in 1934. A private siding connection had been made to Mitchells & Butlers Brewery, but the line was closed completely in 1963. The track bed has since been converted to the Harborne Walkway, a shared-use path.2
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The early passenger train frequency was gradually improved over the years, and in 1897 when there was still no passing loop on the branch, there were twenty trains daily in each direction. The service was an early example of a regular interval service, with an hourly departure in each direction. By April 1920 the service had further increased to 30 down and 31 up trains daily.
Location list
Harborne; opened 10 August 1874; closed 26 November 1934;
Hagley Road; opened 10 August 1874; closed 26 November 1934;
Rotton Park Road; opened 10 August 1874; closed 26 November 1934;
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Icknield Port Road; opened 10 August 1874; relocated 1897; closed 18 May 1931;
Monument Lane Junction, later named Harborne Junction.
From Wikipedia’s article on Harborne Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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- 1866Founded Founded1
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- WikipediaHarborne Railway
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- WikidataQ5654724
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