Olton railway station

Olton railway station serves the area of the town of , in the of . 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.
Wikipedia
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.

Church
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 510 feet southwest of Olton railway station.

Reservoir
or Olton Mere is a canal feeder in the district of , , England. The reservoir, constructed in 1799 to supply the , was formed from marshland fed by Folly Brook.

Railway station
Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the area of , in the region of . 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. is situated 1 mile northwest of Olton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olton and Acocks Green.

Village
Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the , England. Originally known as Ulverlei, the lords of the manor moved their seat in the 13th century and formed a new settlement, at the junction of two major roads.

Suburb
Photo: araucaria araucana, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban area and ward of southeast , . It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. It is occasionally spelled "Acock's Green".

Village
is an area of , , situated on the edge of district. It is named after the Hall estate. It roughly includes the area around Road, stretching from Acocks Green in the north, to in the south.

Olton railway station

Latitude
52.43842° or 52° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.80439° or 1° 48′ 16″ west
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Operator
West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“OLT”
Open location code
9C4WC5QW+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8375479369
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953276
Wiki­data ID
Q4314461
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Olton railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Olton”
  • Dutch: “Station Olton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اولتون”
  • French: “gare d’Olton”
  • French: “Olton”
  • Urdu: “اولٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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