Soho and Winson Green railway station

Soho & Winson Green

The station in March 1967
Location
Place Soho, Birmingham
Area Sandwell & Birmingham
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 4
History
1854 Opened as Soho
1893 Name changed to Soho and Winson Green
1965 Name changed to Winson Green
1972 Closed
1999 Soho Benson Road tram stop built on site of station.
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Soho & Winson Green was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line, serving the Soho and Winson Green areas. Opened in 1854 as "Soho" station, its name was changed to "Soho and Winson Green" in May 1893, and finally to "Winson Green" on 14 June 1965, following the closure of a nearby station of that name. It was elaborately decorated and had 4 platforms. In 1972, the station closed, along with the entire line.

Soho Benson Road tram stop now sits upon the former station site, as part of the Midland Metro light-rail system.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hockley   Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854-1972)		   Handsworth and Smethwick

References

Coordinates: 52°29′48″N 1°55′49″W / 52.496719°N 1.930218°W / 52.496719; -1.930218


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