Forgotten train stations of Birmingham: 9 lost ‘ghost’ railway stations around Birmingham

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Published 9th Apr 2024, 06:00 GMT

These are train stations that are derelict around Birmingham today

Birmingham has the best public transport networks in the West Midlands, and one of the best in the UK too.

New Street station was built in central Birmingham by the London and North Western Railway between 1846 and 1854. Birmingham's Snow Hill Station was opened in 1852 with Moor Street Station opening in 1909.

Three stations around the city: Kings Heath, Pineapple Road, and Moseley Village, are currently under construction and getting ready for the long-awaited return of passenger rail services to that part of south Birmingham after several decades. There are plans for the stations to open later this year.

Those stations previously laid empty for years, and there are still a number of train stations around Birmingham that closed many years ago and lie derelict today.

Here are the 9 derelict stations around Birmingham today

Brighton Road railway station is a former railway station in Balsall Heath that originally opened in 1875 before being closed to passengers in 1941 due to Second World War economy measures

1. Brighton Road railway station, Balsall Heath

Brighton Road railway station is a former railway station in Balsall Heath that originally opened in 1875 before being closed to passengers in 1941 due to Second World War economy measures | google

Church Road in Edgbaston was located in a cutting at the mouth of a short tunnel, operated between 1876 and 1925, before closing due to lack of patronage. Although the line remains open, almost no trace now remains of the station

2. Church Road railway station, Edgbaston

Church Road in Edgbaston was located in a cutting at the mouth of a short tunnel, operated between 1876 and 1925, before closing due to lack of patronage. Although the line remains open, almost no trace now remains of the station | Wikipedia Photo: W

Winson Green station closed in 1957, although the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.
There is some evidence of the station on the ground today, as the two tracks running currently through the site of the station split at the location of an island platform.

3. Winson Green railway station, Winson Green

Winson Green station closed in 1957, although the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today. There is some evidence of the station on the ground today, as the two tracks running currently through the site of the station split at the location of an island platform. | google

Soho Road railway station was a railway station in Handsworth on the London and North Western Railway's rail link between the Chase Line and the West Coast Main Line. The station operated between 1889 and 1941. Like neighbouring station Handsworth Wood, it was closed as an economy measure during the Second World War, and never re-opened. The line however still operates today.

4. Soho Road railway station, Handsworth

Soho Road railway station was a railway station in Handsworth on the London and North Western Railway's rail link between the Chase Line and the West Coast Main Line. The station operated between 1889 and 1941. Like neighbouring station Handsworth Wood, it was closed as an economy measure during the Second World War, and never re-opened. The line however still operates today. | google

Birmingham West Midlands Department for Transport Trains

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