Icknield Port Road railway station explained

Icknield Port Road
Status:Disused
Borough:Edgbaston, Birmingham
Country:England
Coordinates:52.4845°N -1.9373°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Harborne Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:10 August 1874
Events1:Opened[1]
Years2:18 May 1931
Events2:Closed

Icknield Port Road railway station was a railway station in England, built by the Harborne Railway and operated by the London and North Western Railway in 1874.[2]

It served the Summerfield area of Birmingham 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.[3]

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.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Icknield Port Road Station. Warwickshire Railways. 1 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Icknield Port Road Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 1 April 2017.
  3. Railway Magazine October 1950 p. 652