Soho and Winson Green railway station
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Soho & Winson Green was an intermediate station on the Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
. Opened in 1854, it was elaborately decorated and had numerous platforms. In 1972, the station closed, along with the entire line, as funding fell into decline and passenger numbers fell.
Soho Benson Road tram stop
now sits upon the former station site, as part of the Midland Metro
light-rail system.
Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
The Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line was part of the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside route. As the name suggests, it ran between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level in England...
. Opened in 1854, it was elaborately decorated and had numerous platforms. In 1972, the station closed, along with the entire line, as funding fell into decline and passenger numbers fell.
Soho Benson Road tram stop
Soho Benson Road tram stop
Soho, Benson Road tram stop is a tram stop in Soho, Birmingham England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on Midland Metro Line 1. This part of the route of the Midland Metro follows the former Great Western Railway route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton...
now sits upon the former station site, as part of the Midland Metro
Midland Metro
The Midland Metro is a light-rail or tram line in the West Midlands of England between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and promoted by Centro, and operated by West Midlands Travel Limited, a subsidiary of the National Express Group , under...
light-rail system.