Monument Lane railway station

Monument Lane
Site of station — central platform ran between tracks
General information
Location	Ladywood, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.4822°N 1.9247°W / 52.4822; -1.9247
Grid reference	SP052871
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
July 1854	Opened
1886	Resited
17 November 1958	Closed

1888-9 map of location of the former station

Monument Lane railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1854. It served the Ladywood area of Birmingham, it was also the site of a large goods yard and a locomotive shed. In 1886, a new station was opened just north of the first station.

The station closed in 1958, although the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today. Monument Lane goods yard was adjacent to the East, as was an engine shed with turntable.

There is some evidence of the station on the ground today, as there is a gap in the tracks running currently through the site at the location of an island platform. There were calls for a new station to be built at this site to serve the International Convention Centre but this seems unlikely to happen owing to the Midland Metro extension now running to Centenary Square.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Winson Green		London and North Western Railway Stour Valley Line		Birmingham New Street
Icknield Port Road		Harborne Railway Harborne Branch Line		Birmingham New Street

References

• British History Online: Birmingham Communications