Hazelwell railway station
# Hazelwell railway station

Hazelwell railway station was a railway station on the Camp Hill Line in Birmingham, England. It then became the home of Birmingham Model Railway Club from 1963 until 1980.

## History

It was built in 1902, between the existing Kings Heath and Lifford stations. The station cost £20,000 (equivalent to £2,284,800 in 2021) to build and opened on 1 January 1903. It was built to serve the Priory Estate which comprised 150 acres (61 ha).

Originally the station sat at a level crossing with a footbridge for pedestrians. In 1928, Herbert H. Humphries, Birmingham City Council City Engineer and Surveyor, invited tenders for the construction of the Cartland Road bridge over the railway at Hazelwell.

The station closed on 27 January 1941, when passenger services were withdrawn from the line due to "wartime economy measures", and was not reopened. The line remained open for freight and is also used for some longer distance passenger services.

### Station masters

* E. Coleman 1903 - ????
* Mr. Moulton 1930 - 1931 (afterwards station master at Alrewas)
* Harry Snary 1937 - 1941 (formerly station master at Gretton and Harringworth. Also station master at King's Heath from 1937)

## Reopening as Pineapple Road

In 2019, the project to re-open the stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell received £15m in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In March 2021 it was announced that funding had been found for the project, with an opening date expected in 2023. After a public vote, it was announced that the station will be called Pineapple Road.

| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station |
| - | - | - |
| Lifford | Midland Railway Camp Hill Line | Kings Heath |
