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Somerset Road railway station was a railway station in
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.
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.
It closed in 1930 due to lack of patronage.
Warwickshire Railways entry
Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 1876 establishments in England 1930 disestablishments in England Edgbaston Former Midland Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub
Edgbaston
Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre.
In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family ...
, Birmingham
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, England
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, on the Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...
's Birmingham West Suburban Railway. The station had two platforms and was located in a cutting.
History
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.
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.
It closed in 1930 due to lack of patronage.
Station masters
*Nathaniel Dottoms 1877 - 1878 (formerly station master at Selly Oak) *J. Marshall 1878 - 1879 (afterwards station master at Coughton) *J. Ashley 1879 - 1880 (afterwards station master at Coughton) *Frederick Watkin 1880 - 1881 (afterwards station master at Bournville) *F. Ripley 1881 - 1882 (afterwards station master at Hornby) *James Woodyatt 1882 - 1883 *W.J. Young 1883 (afterwards station master at Church Road) *T. Clarke 1883 - 1884 (afterwards station master at Darley Dale) *A. H. Baldwin 1884 - 1886 (formerly station master at Bentley, afterwards station master at North Walsall) *L. Lovell 1886 (formerly station master at Bentley, afterwards station master at Streetly) *Mr. Taylor 1886 - 1887 (afterwards station master at North Walsall) *William Robert Ambler 1887 - 1888 (afterwards station master at Selly Oak) *Thomas Jones 1888 - 1890 *Henry Lewis 1890 - 1892 (afterwards station master at Selly Oak) *G. Mackley 1892 - 1893 (afterwards station master at Killamarsh) *Samuel Pitt 1893 - 1894 (afterwards station master at Oakley, Bedfordshire) *Albert Edward Mettam 1894 - 1900 (afterwards station master at Brownhills) *John Selby 1900 - 1914 (formerly station master at Streetly) *J.E. Abell 1914 - 1917 (afterwards station master at Salford Priors) *G. Hayes from 1917Remains
There are virtually no remains of the station, the only one being a bricked up entrance on the Somerset Road bridge over the presentCross-City Line
The Cross-City Line is a commuter rail line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs for from Redditch and Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, its two southern termini, to Lichfield, Staffordshire, its northern terminus, via Birmingham New ...
, between the University railway station and Five Ways railway station
Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving the Five Ways and Lee Bank areas of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line.
The original Five Ways station operated between 1885 and 1944. The station was reopened in 19 ...
.
References
External links
Warwickshire Railways entry
Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 1876 establishments in England 1930 disestablishments in England Edgbaston Former Midland Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub