LMS Route: Grand Junction Railway

LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Witton Station: lnwr_wit1527

Looking towards Aston station with Witton station's main passenger building seen on the left on 5th August 1930. It was not uncommon for railway companies to locate the booking office on a station's platform where most passenger journeys would commence. In Witton's case it was deemed that this would be the up platform where passengers , many being commuters, would board trains for New Street station. In addition to the booking office, there would be a general waiting room often incorporated into the booking hall, a ladies waiting room which would have en-suite toilet facilities, and a gentlemen's latrine which would be accessed from a separate external door.

Photograph Clarence Gilbert courtesy Roger Carpenter

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