Soho railway station
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Soho railway station was a railway station in England
, built by the London and North Western Railway
on their Stour Valley Line in 1853. It served the eastern part of Smethwick
, and included goods sheds and sidings.
The station was rebuilt on a new site to the west of Soho Street during the 1880s.
The station closed in 1949, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
loop from the West Coast Main Line
still runs through the site of the station today.
There is little evidence of the location of the station on the ground today, and Smethwick Rolfe Street
is only a short distance to the west.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, built by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
on their Stour Valley Line in 1853. It served the eastern part of Smethwick
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
, and included goods sheds and sidings.
The station was rebuilt on a new site to the west of Soho Street during the 1880s.
The station closed in 1949, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
The Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line is a railway line in central England. It is a loop off the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Stafford via the West Midlands cities of Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.-Places served:The cities, towns and villages served by the line are listed...
loop from the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
still runs through the site of the station today.
There is little evidence of the location of the station on the ground today, and Smethwick Rolfe Street
Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station
Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station serves the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Stour valley line 5 km north west of Birmingham New Street...
is only a short distance to the west.