Somerset Road railway station explained

Somerset Road
Status:Disused
Borough:Edgbaston, Birmingham
Country:England
Coordinates:52.4577°N -1.9283°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1876
Events1:Opened[1]
Years2:1930
Events2:Closed

Somerset Road railway station was a railway station in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway. The station had two platforms and was located in a cutting.

History

It was opened in 1876.

On 14 May 1897, John Thomas Johnson ran down the incline to the platform, but was unable to stop on reaching the platform and fell in front of the advancing train. Part of his left foot was cut off and his head was injured. He survived the accident.[2]

On 16 February 1901, George Grainger attempted to alight from a train before it had pulled up at Somerset Road station and fell between the footboard and the platform. He was crushed to death.[3]

It closed in 1930 due to lack of patronage.

Remains

There are virtually no remains of the station, the only one being a bricked up entrance on the Somerset Road bridge over the present Cross-City Line, between the University railway station and Five Ways railway station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Somerset Road Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 1 April 2017.
  2. News: . Singular Accident at a Railway Station . Dundee Courier . England . 17 May 1897 . 25 March 2020 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . Fatal Accident at Somerset Road . Birmingham Mail . England . 17 February 1901 . 25 March 2020 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .