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Stourbridge Junction is one of two railway stations serving the town of Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England.It lies on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line and is the junction for the Stourbridge Town Branch Line, said to be the shortest operational branch line in Europe.
The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.It is the shortest railway line in Britain. It is widely believed to be the shortest line in Europe to host a daily service, [1] although this is incorrect; it is notably beaten by the branch line to Friedrichshafen Hafen, in Germany.
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Stourbridge Town is a railway station in the town of Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It is situated at the end of a short branch line linking the station with Stourbridge Junction, 0.8 miles away, where passengers can change for mainline train services. It is said to be the shortest operational branch railway line in Europe. [1]
The Stourbridge Line (reporting mark DLS) is a shortline railroad that operates 25 miles (40 km) of former Erie Lackawanna Railroad trackage between Honesdale and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where it connects with Norfolk Southern Railway. The line was previously owned by the Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association and operated under contract ...
The Stourbridge Canal skirts around the village linking the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal with the Dudley No. 1 Canal, this places Wollaston on the Stourport Ring. The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town. The Stourbridge to Bridgnorth A458 road runs through the village. The route was turnpiked from 1816 until 1877.
The act of Parliament incorporating the company, the Stourbridge Railway Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. xciv), was passed on 14 June 1860, allowing it to build a three and a half mile long line from Stourbridge Junction to Old Hill, another act of Parliament, the Stourbridge Railway Extension Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. ccxxi), was passed the following year to allow it to reach the Stour Valley ...
The navigable Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal passes a mile to the west, and the Stourbridge Canal just to the west, descending in a flight of locks that passes beside the Red House glass cone. The nearest rail station is Stourbridge Town , just under two miles from Wordsley, which is the only station on the Stourbridge Town Branch Line ...