Winson Green railway station

Winson Green
Winson Green
Location
Place	Winson Green
Area	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.4890°N 1.9371°W
Grid reference	SP043879
Operations
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 November 1876	Opened[1]
26 August 1957	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
	Closed railway stations in Britain; A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Winson Green railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1876.[1] It served the Winson Green area of Birmingham.

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham, discussing railway accidents in the city, notes that:

Mr. Pipkins, Stationmaster at Winson Green, was killed Jan. 2. 1877.

but does not elaborate as to the circumstances.[2]

The station closed in 1957,[3] 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.

The station was not the only one to bear the name. Following the closure of Winson Green station, the nearby Soho and Winson Green station was renamed Winson Green in 1965. However it too was closed in 1972.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Soho		London and North Western Railway Stour Valley Line		Monument Lane

References

"Winson Green Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham. Cornish Brothers. 1885. p. 5.
"Winson Green Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

Winson Green railway station

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