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. Opened in 1854, it lasted for the duration of the line's original life, eventually closing with the line in 1972.
Hockley | |
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Hockley station in 1967 | |
| General information | |
| 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 |
| 1972 | Closed |
| 1995 | Jewellery Quarter station opened a short distance east |
The station had two bay and one island platform, with the only pedestrian access for passengers to the latter being from below.
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