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Sutton Coldfield railway station on the Cross-City Line which runs between Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street. Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands.
It was opened in 1862 as the terminus of the train line from Birmingham New Street. In 1884 a tunnel was built north of the station so the line could be extended to Lichfield. The station was the location of a train crash on 23 January 1955, in which 17 people died.
The station is of Victorian architecture with red brick and elaborate ceilings and pillars. One platform is sheltered while the other is open air. The main building itself is built on a hill with a tunnel running underneath it. It is accessed via Station Street and Railway Road.
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Sutton Coldfield railway station on the Cross-City Line which runs between Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street. Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands.
It was opened in 1862 as the terminus of the train line from Birmingham New Street. In 1884 a tunnel was built north of the station so the line could be extended to Lichfield. The station was the location of a train crash on 23 January 1955, in which 17 people died.
The station is of Victorian architecture with red brick and elaborate ceilings and pillars. One platform is sheltered while the other is open air. The main building itself is built on a hill with a tunnel running underneath it. It is accessed via Station Street and Railway Road.