Moseley railway station

Moseley railway station in Moseley, Birmingham, England, operated from 1867 to 1941.

Moseley
Moseley Station in 1908 looking towards Woodbridge Road
LocationMoseley, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.4473°N 1.8854°W / 52.4473; -1.8854
Grid referenceSP078832
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1867 (1867)Opened
1941 (1941)Closed

History

It was opened by the Midland Railway on the Camp Hill Line on 1 November 1867.[1] A previously named Moseley station on the same line changed its name to Kings Heath station upon the opening of the station.[2] From 1923, the station was operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

It closed on 27 January 1941[3] as an economy measure during the Second World War.

In 2007 there were proposals to reopen the station and to resume local passenger services along the Camp Hill Line,[4] in which case the station would be served by trains between Birmingham Moor Street and Kings Norton railway station.[5] In 2013 the proposal was shelved indefinitely.[6]

In 2016, the newly created West Midlands Combined Authority, revived the plans to restore local passenger services to the line, and declared it one of their priority transport schemes to be delivered by 2025.[7][8]

In 2019, the project to re-open the stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell received £15 million in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]

Station masters
  • Samuel Bunning 1867[10] - 1868 (afterwards station master at Collingham, then Beeston, Nottinghamshire)
  • H. Collyer ???? - 1872
  • F. Bassano 1872 - 1873[11]
  • H. Leobie 1873 - 1877
  • Charles J. Willcox 1877 - 1885[12]
  • J. Belcher 1885 - 1889
  • Henry Harris 1889 - 1914 - ????
  • H.J. Turner 1939 - 1941 (also station master at Brighton-Road, and Camp Hill)
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kings Heath   Midland Railway
Camp Hill Line		   Brighton Road

References
  1. "Midland Railway. Opening of the new station at Moseley". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 30 October 1867. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Moseley Station
  3. "Five Birmingham Station to Close". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 22 January 1941. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rail passenger lines considered". BBC News. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  5. Proposed new railway stations for Moseley and Kings Heath
  6. Council shunt Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations into the sidings
  7. "Could Moseley to Birmingham trains return to end commuter hell?". Birmingham Mail. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. "£4Bn West Midlands transport boost unveiled by council leaders". The Chamberlain Files. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. "Birmingham railway station project receives £15m funding". BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  10. "From Porter to Philanthropist". Staffordshire Sentinel. England. 18 November 1926. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Departments. 491/1024: 317. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  12. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Departments. 491/1024: 325. Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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