Icknield Port Road railway station
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Icknield Port Road railway station was a
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in
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, built by the
Harborne Railway The Harborne Railway was a short standard gauge railway line constructed for residential travel from the Harborne area into the centre of Birmingham, England. The line opened in 1874, and was worked by the London and North Western Railway. As bus ...
and operated by the
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in 1874. It served the Summerfield area of
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and, from 1897, was located near to the junction of Icknield Port Road and Gillott Road. Prior to that it had been between Icknield Port Road and Barford Rd, but the platform became too short when trains were lengthened.Railway Magazine October 1950 p. 652 The station closed in 1931, and there is little evidence of the station on the ground today. The trackbed through the station is now part of the Harborne Nature Walk.


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British History Online: Birmingham Communications
Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 Former London and North Western Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub