Kings Norton station has been carrying passengers since 1849
One of the oldest stations on today’s Cross-City Line grew into an important railway site.
Kings Norton station opened in 1849 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway route. Historical railway research describes it as one of the oldest stations on today's Cross-City Line.
The railway helped transform the area by making travel between Kings Norton and central Birmingham easier. Later expansion brought extra platforms, a goods yard and sidings serving local industry, including the Triplex works.
A 1972 Creative Commons photograph used here shows the station before modern Cross-City services, preserving a view of older station buildings and the original footbridge arrangement.