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In 1846, the LNWR had obtained an act of Parliament, the London and Birmingham Railway (New Street Station) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. ccclix), to extend their line into the centre of Birmingham, which involved the acquisition of some 1.2 hectares (3 acres) of land and the demolition of around 70 houses in Peck Lane, The Froggery, Queen Street ...
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (formerly Birmingham station) was a railway station in central Birmingham, England.Initially used as a major early passenger terminus before being eclipsed by newer facilities and converted into a goods depot, it was a continuously active railway facility up until 1966.
The site of the station was formerly occupied by Oppenheim's Glassworks. [1] This was demolished, but many parts of the building and machinery are believed to be buried underneath the station and car park, and during recent development work alongside the station the area was designated as a site of archaeological importance by Birmingham City Council.
Site clearance underway in January 2020. Construction is due to be completed in 2028 [2]. At the start of 2019, the site was cleared. As at all HS2 sites, site clearance was followed by an extensive archaeological programme, in this case involving 70 archaeologists, which unearthed what is thought to be the world's oldest railway roundhouse adjacent to the old Curzon Street station.
Barnwell railway station; Berkhamsted railway station; Billing railway station; Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838–1966) Bletchley railway station; Blisworth railway station; Brandon and Wolston railway station
Birmingham Terminal Station, a former train station in Birmingham, Alabama Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about railway and public transport stations with the same name.
Moor Street station is 400 yards (370 m) away from New Street station; the city's main railway station. [31] There is a signposted route for passengers travelling between New Street and Moor Street stations which involves a short walk through a tunnel under the Bullring shopping centre. Although the railway lines into New Street pass directly ...
Hockley was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line in England, serving the Hockley area of Birmingham. It was located approximately one mile from Snow Hill station. [2]