Moseley Village railway station

Moseley Village
National Rail
Moseley station and buildings in 1908
General information
LocationMoseley, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°26′47″N 1°53′08″W / 52.4463°N 1.8856°W / 52.4463; -1.8856
Grid referenceSP078831
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeMOV
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1867Opened
27 January 1941Closed
2024Scheduled to reopen
Location
Map

Moseley Village railway station is a railway station under construction in Moseley, Birmingham. It was first opened in 1867 and closed in 1941.

History

The station was opened by the Midland Railway on the former B&GR mainline (now the Camp Hill line) on 1 November 1867.[1] Upon opening it was called Moseley station, forcing an existing downline station of the same name to be renamed 'Kings Heath'.[2] From 1923, the station was operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

The station closed on 27 January 1941 as an economy measure during the Second World War.[3] The buildings was demolished at some point thereafter.

Station masters

  • Samuel Bunning 1867–1868[4]
  • H. Collyer 1868–1872
  • F. Bassano 1872–1873[5]
  • H. Leobie 1873–1877
  • Charles J. Willcox 1877–1885[6]
  • J. Belcher 1885–1889
  • Henry Harris 1889–1914
  • H.J. Turner 1939–1941
    (concurrently station master at Brighton Road and Camp Hill)

Reopening

In 2007 there were proposals to reopen the station and to resume local passenger services along the Camp Hill line,[7] in which case the station would be served by trains between Birmingham Moor Street and Kings Norton railway station.[8] In 2013 the proposal was shelved indefinitely.[9]

In 2016, the newly created West Midlands Combined Authority revived the plans to restore local passenger services to the line, and declared it one of their priority transport schemes to be delivered by 2025.[10][11] In 2019, the project to re-open the stations at Moseley, Kings Heath, and Hazelwell received £15 million in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12] In March 2021 it was announced that funding had been found for the project.[13] The reopening of the line has been hit by delays and the West Midlands Combined Authority is now aiming to reopen the line for passenger use by the end of 2024.[14]

A vote was held to determine the name of the station upon reopening, determined to be either 'Moseley' or 'Moseley Village'.[15] On 14 June 2022, it was announced that the reopened station would be called Moseley Village.[16]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
  Future services  
West Midlands Railway
Disused railways
Kings Heath   Midland Railway
Camp Hill line 		  Brighton Road

References

  1. ^ "Midland Railway. Opening of the new station at Moseley". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 30 October 1867. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Moseley Station
  3. ^ "Five Birmingham Station to Close". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 22 January 1941. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "From Porter to Philanthropist". Staffordshire Sentinel. England. 18 November 1926. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Departments. 491/1024: 317. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Departments. 491/1024: 325. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Rail passenger lines considered". BBC News. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  8. ^ Proposed new railway stations for Moseley and Kings Heath
  9. ^ Council shunt Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations into the sidings
  10. ^ "Could Moseley to Birmingham trains return to end commuter hell?". Birmingham Mail. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "£4Bn West Midlands transport boost unveiled by council leaders". The Chamberlain Files. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Birmingham railway station project receives £15m funding". BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Full steam ahead for Camp Hill line to reopen as final budget approved". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Camp Hill: Further delays to south Birmingham railway line". BBC News. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Public to choose names of new Birmingham railway stations". BBC News. 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Pineapple Road wins vote to be name of new station". BBC News. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.


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