Soho Road railway station was a railway station in

Handsworth, Birmingham Handsworth () is a suburb and an inner-city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands. Historically in Staffordshire, Handsworth lies just outside Birmingham City Centre and near the town of Smethwick. History The name ''Handsworth'' origina ...

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, on the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

's rail link between the

Chase Line The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus, Birmingham New Street, to Walsall, and then Rugeley in Staffordshire, where it joins the Trent Valley Line. The name of the lin ...

and the

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. The station operated between 1889 and 1941. The station never attracted many passengers, as it competed with the nearby

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station , which was on a more direct route to Birmingham. Like neighbouring station

Handsworth Wood Handsworth Wood is a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Located within the metropolitan county of the West Midlands since 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was previously a part of the county of Staf ...

, it was closed as an economy measure during the

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, and never re-opened. The line however still operates today. A short distance to the south-east of the station was a short spur, which led to Soho Pool

goods station A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are lo ...

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Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1941 Former London and North Western Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub