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|} The Sutton Park Line is a freight-only railway line running from Walsall
Walsall

Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historic counties of England a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and is sometimes described as part of the Black Country....
 to Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich is a suburb situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the England West Midlands . It is bordered by the rest of the borough to the south east, North Warwickshire to the east and north east; also Shard End to the south west, Castle Vale and Minworth to the north and Hodge Hill to the west - al...
 and Water Orton
Water Orton

Water Orton is a village near the River Tame, West Midlands in the North Warwickshire borough of Warwickshire in England. It is located between Castle Bromwich and Coleshill, Warwickshire, and borders the West Midlands metropolitan county boundary to the north, west and south....
 in the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is an official Regions of England of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands#The English Midlands....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is an important and strategic route, as it enables most freight trains to avoid congestion at Birmingham New Street station
Birmingham New Street Station

Birmingham New Street is a major train station located in the Birmingham City Centre of Birmingham, England. It lies on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line of the West Coast Main Line....
. It gets its name as it runs through Sutton Park
Sutton Park

Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and the largest outside a capital city; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London, but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in Europe....
 at Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield is a town within the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham, in the northeast of the city, with a population of List of English cities by population recorded in the 2001 census....
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
.

Opened in 1879, the line carried passenger services until 1965.

line was constructed by the Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway company, and was authorised on 6 August 1872.






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|} The Sutton Park Line is a freight-only railway line running from Walsall
Walsall

Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historic counties of England a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and is sometimes described as part of the Black Country....
 to Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich is a suburb situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the England West Midlands . It is bordered by the rest of the borough to the south east, North Warwickshire to the east and north east; also Shard End to the south west, Castle Vale and Minworth to the north and Hodge Hill to the west - al...
 and Water Orton
Water Orton

Water Orton is a village near the River Tame, West Midlands in the North Warwickshire borough of Warwickshire in England. It is located between Castle Bromwich and Coleshill, Warwickshire, and borders the West Midlands metropolitan county boundary to the north, west and south....
 in the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is an official Regions of England of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands#The English Midlands....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is an important and strategic route, as it enables most freight trains to avoid congestion at Birmingham New Street station
Birmingham New Street Station

Birmingham New Street is a major train station located in the Birmingham City Centre of Birmingham, England. It lies on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line of the West Coast Main Line....
. It gets its name as it runs through Sutton Park
Sutton Park

Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and the largest outside a capital city; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London, but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in Europe....
 at Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield is a town within the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham, in the northeast of the city, with a population of List of English cities by population recorded in the 2001 census....
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
.

Opened in 1879, the line carried passenger services until 1965.

Construction and opening

The line was constructed by the Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway company, and was authorised on 6 August 1872. In 1874, the company merged with the Midland Railway
Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
.

The line was opened on 1 July 1879, and was served by trains between Wolverhampton High Level
Wolverhampton railway station

Wolverhampton railway station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands is on the West Coast Main Line. It is served by London Midland, CrossCountry, Virgin Trains, Wrexham & Shropshire and Arriva Trains Wales....
 and Birmingham New Street via Walsall
Walsall railway station

Walsall railway station is the principal railway station of Walsall, West Midlands , England and situated in the heart of the town. It is operated by London Midland, who run all of its train services....
, although some services avoided Walsall via the direct link to the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway

|}The Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway was incorporated in 1865 in order to connect the city of Wolverhampton, England with nearby towns such as Walsall, Willenhall and Wednesfield....
.

Brownhills Branch

The Brownhills Branch was authorised in two stages. Stage One was from Aldridge to Walsall Wood in 1876, and from Walsall Wood to Norton Canes in 1880.

It was opened for goods traffic between Aldridge and Brownhills Watling Street in April 1882, and the entire route followed in November 1882. Passenger services on the line began in 1884, although services terminated at Brownhills.

The branch was constructed mostly for the purpose of carrying coal traffic from five local pits. This output was sufficient to ensure that the route was double-track throughout.

Passenger trains were withdrawn on the line in 1930, and the branch closed completely in 1962.

Closure

The line was closed for passenger services on 18 January 1965, although mail trains continued to call at Sutton Park
Sutton Park railway station

Sutton Park railway station was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Sutton Park Line. The station opened in 1879, and closed to passengers in 1965....
 after this date.

Re-opening