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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Bournville Station: mrb1485
An Edwardian view of the station, probably taken in 1904,
when it officially became known as Bournville. Previously it had been known as
Bournville and Stirchley Street. The main buildings on the up platform are
probably as built in 1885, when the station was upgraded to a main line one
with two platforms. The down platform was necessarily narrow because the canal
was so near, and only a basic shelter was provided. Passengers for the down
line could, of course, have waited in the up waiting room until their train was
due, and then crossed the line by the subway to catch it. A new tram service
between Cotteridge and central Birmingham via Stirchley, beginning in 1904, was
serious competition, and the number of passengers using Bournville station
would start to fall.
John Dews
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