Handsworth and Smethwick railway station
| Handsworth and Smethwick | |
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May 1967
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| Location | |
| Place | Handsworth |
| Area | City of Birmingham |
| Coordinates | 52°30′08″N 1°57′11″W / 52.5022°N 1.9530°WCoordinates: 52°30′08″N 1°57′11″W / 52.5022°N 1.9530°W |
| Grid reference | SP033893 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway) |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 14 November 1854 | Opened as Handsworth and Smethwick |
| 6 March 1972 | Closed |
| 1999 | Reopened as Handsworth, Booth Street |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Handsworth & Smethwick was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. It was opened in 1854.
The station's architecture was reminiscent of that of other stations and was almost exactly the same as Wednesbury and West Bromwich stations.
The station closed in 1972 with the line and much of the site was demolished.
In 1999, Handsworth Booth Street tram stop was opened on the site of the station, as part of the Midland Metro line. The only signs of the original building are the station toilets, whose doorways are blocked up, on Booth Street.
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