Olton railway station
Olton railway station serves the Olton area of the town of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. The station is operated by West Midlands Trains. The entrance, seen in the centre where the station's booking office is located, leads into a tunnel which runs under the tracks providing an access staircase and lift to the island platform.Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Olton, Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK
- Also known as: “OLT”, “Olton Railway Station”, and “Olton Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Parish Church and Olton Reservoir.
St Margaret’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.
St Margaret’s Parish Church is situated 510 feet southwest of Olton railway station.
Olton Reservoir
Reservoir
Olton Reservoir or Olton Mere is a canal feeder reservoir in the Olton district of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The reservoir, constructed in 1799 to supply the Grand Union Canal, was formed from marshland fed by Folly Brook.
Acocks Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acocks Green railway station serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London to Birkenhead the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station. Acocks Green railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Olton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olton and Acocks Green.
Olton
Village
Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olton is an area/suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. In the 13th century, the Lords of the Manor moved their seat and formed a new settlement, at the junction of two major roads.
Acocks Green
Suburb
Photo: araucaria araucana, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acocks Green is a suburban area and ward of southeast Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. It is occasionally spelled "Acock's Green".
Fox Hollies
Village
Fox Hollies is an area of Birmingham, England, situated on the edge of Acocks Green district. It is named after the Fox Hollies Hall estate. It roughly includes the area around Fox Hollies Road, stretching from Acocks Green in the north, to Hall Green in the south.
Olton railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.43842° or 52° 26′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.80439° or 1° 48′ 16″ westElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Operator
West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)Network
National RailAbbreviation
“OLT”Open location code
9C4WC5QW+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 8375479369OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Olton railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Olton”
- Dutch: “Station Olton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اولتون”
- French: “gare d’Olton”
- French: “Olton”
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