Monument Lane | |
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![]() Site of station — central platform ran between tracks | |
General information | |
Location | Ladywood, Birmingham England |
Coordinates | 52°28′56″N1°55′29″W / 52.4822°N 1.9247°W |
Grid reference | SP052871 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
July 1854 | Opened [1] |
1886 | Resited [1] |
17 November 1958 | Closed [2] |
Monument Lane railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1854. It served the Ladywood area of Birmingham, it was also the site of a large goods yard and a locomotive shed. [3] In 1886, a new station was opened just north of the first station.
The station closed in 1958, [4] 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. There were calls for a new station to be built at this site to serve the International Convention Centre but this seems unlikely to happen owing to the Midland Metro extension now running to Centenary Square.
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 |
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