Somerset Road railway station

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Somerset Road
General information
Location Edgbaston, Birmingham
England
Coordinates 52°27′28″N1°55′42″W / 52.4577°N 1.9283°W / 52.4577; -1.9283
Grid reference SP049844
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1876Opened [1]
1930Closed [1]

Somerset Road railway station was a railway station in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway. The station had two platforms and was located in a cutting.

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History

Timetable from Aris's Birmingham Gazette, 8 April 1876 Opening of the Birmingham West Suburban Line.png
Timetable from Aris's Birmingham Gazette, 8 April 1876

It was opened in 1876.

On 14 May 1897, John Thomas Johnson ran down the incline to the platform, but was unable to stop on reaching the platform and fell in front of the advancing train. Part of his left foot was cut off and his head was injured. He survived the accident. [2]

On 16 February 1901, George Grainger attempted to alight from a train before it had pulled up at Somerset Road station and fell between the footboard and the platform. He was crushed to death. [3]

It closed in 1930 due to lack of patronage. [1]

Remains

There are virtually no remains of the station, the only one being a bricked up entrance on the Somerset Road bridge over the present Cross-City Line, between the University railway station and Five Ways railway station. [1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Church Road
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Birmingham West Suburban Railway
  Selly Oak
Line and station open

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Somerset Road Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Singular Accident at a Railway Station" . Dundee Courier. England. 17 May 1897. Retrieved 25 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Fatal Accident at Somerset Road" . Birmingham Mail. England. 17 February 1901. Retrieved 25 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.