Winson Green railway station

52°29′20″N 1°56′14″W / 52.4890°N 1.9371°W / 52.4890; -1.9371Grid referenceSP043879Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 November 1876Opened^[1]26 August 1957Closed^[1]

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. The site of the latter is now partly occupied by the Soho Benson Road tram stop on the Midland Metro.

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

References

• Photos by D J Norton: Winson Green Station
• Class 25 Action
• British History Online: Birmingham Communications

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 104-106. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.