Monument Lane railway station
Monument Lane | |
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Site of station — central platform ran between tracks
manager = London and North Western Railway | |
Location | |
Place | Ladywood |
Area | Birmingham |
Coordinates | 52°28′56″N 1°55′29″W / 52.4823°N 1.9246°WCoordinates: 52°28′56″N 1°55′29″W / 52.4823°N 1.9246°W |
Operations | |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1854 | opened |
1886 | resited |
1958 | closed |
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 | |
UK Railways portal |
Monument Lane railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1854. It served the Ladywood area of Birmingham, and was also the site of a large goods yard and a locomotive shed. In 1886 a new station was opened just north of the first station.
The station closed in 1958, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today. Monument Lane goods yard was adjacent to the East, as was an engine shed with turntable.
There is some evidence of the station on the ground today, as there is a gap in the tracks running currently through the site at the location of an island platform.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Winson Green | London and North Western Railway Stour Valley Line |
Birmingham New Street | ||
Icknield Port Road | Harborne Railway Harborne Branch Line |
Birmingham New Street |
References
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Monument Lane railway station
- Warwickshire Railways: Monument Lane Station
- British History Online: Birmingham Communications
- Disused Stations
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