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.
winson, green, railway, station, confused, with, soho, which, also, known, winson, green, between, 1965, 1972, railway, station, birmingham, england, built, london, north, western, railway, their, stour, valley, line, 1876, served, winson, green, area, birming. Not to be confused with Soho and Winson Green railway station which was also known as Winson Green between 1965 and 1972 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 Winson GreenThe site of the station in 2018General informationLocationWinson Green BirminghamEnglandCoordinates52 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 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 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationSoho London and North Western RailwayStour Valley Line Monument LaneReferences edit a b c Winson Green Station Warwickshire Railways Retrieved 1 April 2017 Showell s Dictionary of Birmingham Cornish Brothers 1885 p 5 Winson Green Station Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands Retrieved 1 April 2017 Photos by D J Norton Winson Green Station Class 25 Action British History Online Birmingham CommunicationsFurther reading editMitchell Vic Smith Keith 2007 Worcester to Birmingham Middleton Press figs 104 106 ISBN 9781904474975 OCLC 263292710 nbsp This article about a West Midlands building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on a railway station in the West Midlands region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winson Green railway station amp oldid 1195439711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
