The Hawthorns station
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The Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop, opened in 1995 in Smethwick, near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The station shares its name with the local football ground, The Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., which it serves. There is a park and ride facility at the tram stop.
The Hawthorns station: the West Midlands Metro platforms to the left, the railway platforms to the right.
West Midlands Metro platforms
The original Hawthorns Halt in 1966
The railway platforms in 2004.
Smethwick
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Smethwick is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into then West Midlands county.
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