The Halesowen Railway line was a standard gauge railway line from Old Hill railway station

Old Hill railway station

Old Hill railway station serves the Old Hill area of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. The station is managed by London Midland, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham-Stourbridge...

 to the site of the present Longbridge railway station

Longbridge railway station

Longbridge railway station serves the Longbridge area in the south-west of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross City Line. The station and all trains calling there are operated by London Midland.-History:...

 (the present station being built in 1978, 14 years after the Halesowen Railways ‘Longbridge’ station closed). It was opened in 1878 and was a joint operation between the Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...

 and the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

, the later becoming the London Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923.

It had a relatively short passenger railway life, only running regular passenger trains for the full length of the line until 1919, the last regular passenger service ran between Halesowen and Old Hill until 1927. There were workers special services to the Austin Rover Works in Longbridge and freight trains up to the end of its life.