Hockley railway station (West Midlands)
Hockley was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line, England, serving the Hockley area of Birmingham. It was around one mile from Snow Hill station.[2] Opened in 1854, it lasted for the duration of the line's original life, eventually closing with the line in 1972.[3]
Hockley | |
|---|---|
 Hockley station in 1967 | |
| Location | Hockley, Birmingham England |
| Coordinates | 52.4907°N 1.9177°W |
| Grid reference | SP056880 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1854 | Opened[1] |
| 1972 | Closed[1] |
| 1995 | Jewellery Quarter station opened a short distance east |
Replacement
When the line was reopened in 1995, Hockley station was not reopened. However a new station; Jewellery Quarter station was opened around 100 yards (91 m) to the east, at the mouth of Hockley No 2 Tunnel. On the other side of Icknield Street.[4]
Little trace now remains of the original station, as the site was cleared in the 1990s when the line was reopened.
Image gallery
Hockley station exterior, March 1967 
The remains of the station in the 1980s after closure. The tunnel in the background is the site of the present Jewellery Quarter station.
Hockley goods depot
Between 1854 and 1967, a large goods depot was situated alongside the station. It was the Great Western Railway's principal goods depot for the Birmingham area.[5] The depot measured three-quarters of a mile long by two to three hundred yards wide. At the western end it had a transshipment interchange with barges on the Soho Loop of the Birmingham Canal. In the 1920s the depot employed over one thousand permanent staff.[5]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soho and Winson Green | Great Western Railway Birmingham–Wolverhampton (1854-1972) |
Birmingham Snow Hill | ||
References
- "Hockley Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Hockley Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. p. 20.
- "Jewellery Quarter station". railaroundbirmingham. Rail around Birmingham. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "Hockley Goods Depot". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 May 2014.