Soho railway station explained

Soho
Status:Disused
Borough:Smethwick, Sandwell
Country:England
Coordinates:52.4964°N -1.9569°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Years1:1853
Events1:Opened
Years2:1880s
Events2:Rebuilt[1]
Years3:1949
Events3:Closed[2]
Years4:1953
Events4:Demolished

Soho railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1853. It served Soho in the eastern part of Smethwick, and included goods sheds and sidings.

The station was rebuilt on a new site to the west of Soho Street during the 1880s.

The station closed in 1949, although the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line/Birmingham loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.

There is little evidence of the location of the station on the ground today, and is only a short distance to the west.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smethwick: Communications. British History online. 31 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Soho Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 31 March 2017.