Soho & Winson Green | |
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) The station in March 1967 | |
| Location | Soho, Birmingham, Sandwell & Birmingham England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′49″N 1°55′50″W / 52.4970°N 1.9306°W |
| Grid reference | SP048887 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 14 November 1854 | Opened as Soho[1] |
| 1893 | Renamed as Soho and Winson Green[1] |
| 14 June 1965 | Renamed as Winson Green[1] |
| 6 March 1972 | Closed[1] |
| 1999 | Soho Benson Road tram stop built on site of station. |
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,[2] 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.
Image gallery
The station in 1967 
The remains of the station in 1986
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| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handsworth and Smethwick | Great Western Railway Birmingham–Wolverhampton (1854-1972) | Hockley |
References
- ^ a b c d "Station Name: Winson Green". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Soho & Winson Green Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Soho & Winson Green station, at Warwickshire Railways.com
- Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. p. 20. (for coordinates)
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 104-106. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.