Handsworth and Smethwick railway station
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Handsworth & Smethwick was an intermediate station on the GWR
line from Birmingham Snow Hill station
to Wolverhampton Low Level
. It was opened in 1854.
The station's architecture was reminiscent of that of other stations and was almost exactly the same as Wednesbury
and West Bromwich
stations.
The station closed in 1972 with the line and much of the site was demolished.
was opened on the site of the station, as part of the Midland Metro
line. The only signs of the original building are the station toilets, whose doorways are blocked up, on Booth Street.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
line from Birmingham Snow Hill station
Birmingham Snow Hill station
Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...
to Wolverhampton Low Level
Wolverhampton Low Level railway station
Wolverhampton Low Level was a railway station on Sun Street, in Springfield, Wolverhampton, England .It was built by the Great Western Railway, on their route from London to Birkenhead via Birmingham...
. It was opened in 1854.
The station's architecture was reminiscent of that of other stations and was almost exactly the same as Wednesbury
Wednesbury Central railway station
Wednesbury Central railway station was a major intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line. It was opened as Wednesbury in 1854 and was one of two stations serving Wednesbury in the West Midlands. It was renamed to Wednesbury Central in 1950...
and West Bromwich
West Bromwich railway station
West Bromwich railway station was a major intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line. It opened in 1854 and served the town of West Bromwich in the English West Midlands...
stations.
The station closed in 1972 with the line and much of the site was demolished.
Site Today
In 1999, Handsworth, Booth StreetHandsworth Booth Street tram stop
Handsworth, Booth Street tram stop is a tram stop in Handsworth, Birmingham England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on Midland Metro Line 1.It is situated on the site of the old Handsworth and Smethwick railway station, which closed in 1972....
was opened on the site of the station, 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...
line. The only signs of the original building are the station toilets, whose doorways are blocked up, on Booth Street.