When the BD&JR built its alternative route in Lawley Street in 1842, the line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, lost its importance and the passenger service finished in 1917.[1]
It was renamed Maxstoke in 1923 (while Forge Mills became Coleshill)
Freight services continued until 30 April 1939.[2] The track was removed soon after and the station was demolished.
On 24 February 2014, a local volunteer from Birmingham, with the full permission of a local farmer, began uncovering the platform fascia and brickwork.[citation needed]
Stationmasters
P. Gibson ca. 1859, ca. 1866[3]
Frederick Freeman
William Barber ca. 1868
F. Turner until 1873[4]
F. Swinnerton 1873 - 1877[4]
William Reynolds 1877[4] - 1887[5] (formerly station master at Hellifield)
Charles Wells 1887[5] - 1908[6]
William L. Leary 1908[6] - ca. 1912
References
^"A Picturesque Midland Railway Line". Birmingham Mail. England. 6 January 1917. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"LMS Notice. Withdrawal of Goods Train service to and from Maxstoke". Birmingham Mail. England. 15 April 1939. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
