Sutton Coldfield railway station
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Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield "Cross-City" line.
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.
The station was the location of a train crash on 23 January 1955, in which 17 people died.
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External links
- Train times (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=SUT) for Sutton Coldfield railway station from National Rail
- Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/places.cgi?client=public&lang=&advanced=&quicksearch=B736AY) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&lang=&pc=B736AY) of Sutton Coldfield railway station from Multimap.com
- BBC Page on January 1955 accident (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/23/newsid_2671000/2671481.stm)
| Preceding station | National Rail Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylde Green | Central Trains (Cross-City Line) | Four Oaks | ||
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