Soho Road railway station

Soho Road
General information
LocationHandsworth, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°30′06″N 1°55′41″W / 52.5016°N 1.9281°W / 52.5016; -1.9281
Grid referenceSP049892
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1889Opened[1]
1941Closed[1]

Soho Road railway station was a railway station in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, 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.[1]

The station never attracted many passengers, as it competed with the nearby Great Western Railway station Soho and Winson Green, which was on a more direct route to Birmingham. 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.[1][2]

A short distance to the south-east of the station was a short spur, which led to Soho Pool goods station.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Handsworth Wood   London and North Western Railway
Soho Junction to Perry Barr Junction 		  Soho
or Winson Green
Stour Valley Line

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Soho Road Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Soho Road Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.


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