Church Road railway station

For other uses, see Church Road railway station (disambiguation).

Church Road railway station was a railway station in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway.

Church Road
Site of the station in 2011
General information
Location	Edgbaston, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.4661°N 1.9210°W / 52.4661; -1.9210
Grid reference	SP054853
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1876	Opened[1]
1925	Closed[1]

History

Timetable from Aris's Birmingham Gazette, 8 April 1876

The station, which was located in a cutting at the mouth of a short tunnel, operated between 1876 and 1925, before closing due to lack of patronage. Although the line remains open, almost no trace now remains of the station.^[1]

On 7 July 1906 a passenger, Charles White, and his stepfather arrived at the station and purchased tickets for Birmingham New Street. As there was some time to wait for the train, they left the station and went into Carpenter Road. They were later observed on the southbound platform, and the elder man was struggling with Charles White, as if to restrain him from crossing the line. White broke free and jumped down into the adjacent tunnel. The station master, Mr Wilton heard the commotion and arrived on the platform, but unfortunately fell onto the track. As he lay there he witnessed Charles White being hit by a train. Although Charles White was not killed by the impact, he died in the ambulance on its way to Queen's Hospital, Birmingham.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Granville Street Line closed, station closed		Midland Railway Birmingham West Suburban Railway		Somerset Road Line open, station closed

References

1. "Church Road Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Railway Station Tragedy. Sensational affair at Church Road. A Platform Struggle". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 10 July 1906. Retrieved 27 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Warwickshire Railways entry