Place Soho, Birmingham Pre-grouping Great Western Railway Original company Great Western Railway | Area Sandwell & Birmingham 1854 Opened as Soho Platforms in use 4 | |
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1893 Name changed to Soho and Winson Green 1965 Name changed to Winson Green Similar Hockley (Birmingham) railway st, Icknield Port Road railway st, Priestfield railway station, Newton Road railway st, Granville Street railway st | ||
Soho & Winson Green was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line, serving the Soho and Winson Green areas. Opened in 1854 as "Soho" station, its name was changed to "Soho and Winson Green" in May 1893, and finally to "Winson Green" on 14 June 1965, following the closure of a nearby station of that name. It was elaborately decorated and had 4 platforms. In 1972, the station closed, along with the entire line.
Soho Benson Road tram stop now sits upon the former station site, as part of the Midland Metro light-rail system.
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