Hockley (GWR) railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Hockley was an intermediate station on the Birmingham Snow Hill – Wolverhampton Low Level Line, in the Hockley district of Birmingham, England. Opened in 1854, it lasted for the duration of the line's original life, eventually closing in 1972.

It was further North, across Icknield Street,[1] than the nearby Jewellery Quarter station, created when the line reopened in 1995.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Birmingham Snow Hill   Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854-1972)
  Soho and Winson Green

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. pp. 20. 

Coordinates: 52°29′25″N 1°55′01″W / 52.4904°N 1.9169°W / 52.4904; -1.9169


Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export