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Handsworth and Smethwick railway station

Coordinates: 52°30′08″N 1°57′11″W / 52.5022°N 1.9530°W / 52.5022; -1.9530
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Handsworth and Smethwick
May 1967
General information
LocationHandsworth, City of Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°30′08″N 1°57′11″W / 52.5022°N 1.9530°W / 52.5022; -1.9530
Grid referenceSP033893
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway)
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
14 November 1854 (1854-11-14)Opened as Handsworth and Smethwick
6 March 1972Closed
1999Reopened as Handsworth, Booth Street

Handsworth & Smethwick was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened in 1854.[1]

The station's architecture was reminiscent of that of other stations and was almost exactly the same as Wednesbury and West Bromwich stations.

The station closed in 1972,[1] with the line and much of the site has been demolished.

Site today

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In 1999, Handsworth Booth Street tram stop was opened on the site of the station, as part of the Midland Metro line. The only signs of the original building are the station toilets, whose doorways are blocked up, on Booth Street.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
The Hawthorns
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Birmingham–Wolverhampton (1854-1972)
  Soho and Winson Green
Line open, station closed

References

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  1. ^ a b "Handsworth & Smethwick Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  • Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. p. 19. (for coordinates)

Further reading

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