Smethwick Junction

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| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| French Walls Basin Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Rabone Lane Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Cornwall Works Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
| Site of Junction to Phoenix Works Arm and Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Smethwick Main Line Turnover Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Smethwick Junction | ||
| Rolfe Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Rolfe Pipe Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Smethwick Stop | 2½ furlongs | |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct Overhead | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Brass House Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line) | ||
| Smethwick Junction | ||
| Smethwick Towing Path Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Woodford Iron Works Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Pope Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Smethwick Bottom Lock No 3 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Smethwick Bottom Lock Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Tipton Factory Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Tipton Factory Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Tipton Factory Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Tipton Factory Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Tipton Factory Junction
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Wikipedia has a page about Smethwick Junction
Smethwick Junction is a junction on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. With Galton Junction, northbound trains on the West Coast Main Line's Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line can join the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line in a westbound direction.
Until the re-opening of Birmingham Snow Hill for stations to Kidderminster in 1995, all passenger services routed via Smethwick and Galton Junctions to reach Birmingham New Street. With this re-opening, use of the link between the two junctions has sharply decreased. This was compounded with the removal/re-routing of the Worcester to New Street service in 2004, and now only selected freight services and charter trains use the link. It has also been used as a way to divert trains to Cheltenham Spa via Stourbridge Junction and Worcester Shrub Hill. In addition, the first and last Cardiff Central CrossCountry services of the day, which start and terminate at New Street, use this junction for operational reasons.
On 12 November 2011, London Midland operated a service from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster as part of a farewell to its Class 150 fleet.





























![Roving bridges at Smethwick Junction - the Smethwick Towing Path Bridges. A view of the Smethwick Towing Path Bridges, taken in more or less the opposite direction to that in [[1328315]], in that it's taken from the towpath in the middle distance of that picture. The New Main Line heads off to the right, whilst the Smethwick Locks branch forms half of the foreground. by Richard Law – 20 August 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/15/68/4156882_1da5f259_120x120.jpg)
