Camp Hill railway station
Camp Hill | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | City of Birmingham |
| Coordinates | 52°27′43″N 1°53′00″W / 52.4620°N 1.8832°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 17 December 1840 | Station opens |
| 17 August 1841 | closed |
| 15 November 1841 | reopened |
| 1 December 1867 | closed then reopened as Camp Hill and Balsall Heath |
| 1 April 1904 | renamed Camp Hill |
| 27 January 1941 | Station closes[1][page needed] |
Camp Hill railway station was a railway station in Camp Hill, Birmingham.
History
It was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840 and was its first terminus.
Subsequently, the line extended to join the London and Birmingham Railway to the latter's Curzon Street terminus.
From 1854, New Street opened but because of the necessity for a reversal many trains from the Midland Railway line from Derby continued to use Camp Hill until New Street was extended in the 1880s.[2][page needed]
From 1867 to 1904, it was known as Camp Hill and Balsall Heath.
The station had a goods yard, which is now the site of a retail estate.
It formed part of the Camp Hill Line, closed to passenger traffic on 27 January 1941.[3]
Station masters
- Mr. Mewis ca. 1847
- John F. Pepper 1859 - 1894[4]
- John Edward Hemmings 1895 - ???? (formerly station master at Five Ways)
- Mr. Avery ???? - 1936[5]
- E. Bosworth ???? - 1939[6] (afterwards station master at Poplar and South Bromley)
- H.J. Turner 1939 - 1941 (also station master at Brighton-Road, and Moseley)
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Road | Midland Railway Camp Hill Line |
Birmingham New Street |
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 9781852605087. OCLC 832733511.
- ^ Pixton, B. (2005). Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route. Runpast Publishing. ISBN 9781870754637. OCLC 63136070.
- ^ "Five Birmingham Station to Close". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 22 January 1941. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Presentation to Mr. J.F. Pepper". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 7 November 1894. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hammerwich". Lichfield Mercury. England. 4 December 1936. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. E. Bosworth". Evening Despatch. England. 18 January 1939. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.