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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 353. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Princes End Station". Railways Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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