Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station
Smethwick Galton Bridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two levels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Loganberry, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK
- Also known as: “SGB”, “Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station”, and “Smethwick Galton Bridge Station”
- Address: Oldbury Road
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galton Bridge and The Hawthorns.
Galton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Galton Bridge is a cast-iron bridge in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Opened in 1829 as a road bridge, the structure has been pedestrianised since the 1970s.
The Hawthorns
Stadium
Photo: Mattd1991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. The Hawthorns is situated 1 mile northeast of Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station.
Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre
Museum
Galton Valley Canal Museum is a small museum, located in Smethwick, England, on the border with Birmingham and alongside the BCN Main Line canals. The Museum tells the story of the development of the Galton Valley canals and those who designed, built and worked on them. Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smethwick and Londonderry.
Smethwick
Town
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smethwick is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into West Midlands county.
Londonderry
Neighborhood
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Londonderry is a residential area of Oldbury and Smethwick, on the B4182 road, in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the English county of West Midlands.
Lyng
Hamlet
Lyng is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. It is situated in the south of the town near the border with Oldbury - and part of Oldbury's Ring Road actually borders the southern part of the area.
Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station
- Categories: multi-level interchange railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Sandwell, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.50212° or 52° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.98044° or 1° 58′ 50″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Operator
West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)Network
National RailAbbreviation
“SGB”Open location code
9C4WG229+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 7248358147OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953584Wikidata ID
Q2450549
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Smethwick Galton Bridge”
- Dutch: “Station Smethwick Galton Bridge”
- French: “gare de Smethwick Galton Bridge”
- French: “Smethwick Galton Bridge”
- Polish: “Smethwick Galton Bridge”
- Scots: “Smethwick Galton Bridge railwey station”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Smethwick Galton Bridge”
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