Central Goods | |||||
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 1905 map of Birmingham with tunnels and Central Goods Depot in relation to New Street Station. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°28′37″N1°54′18″W / 52.4769°N 1.9050°W /52.4769; -1.9050 | ||||
| Grid reference | SP065865 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1887 (1887-07-01) | Opened asWorcester Wharf[1] | ||||
| 31 May 1892 | Name changed toCentral Goods[1] | ||||
| 6 March 1967 (1967-03-06) | Closed[1] | ||||
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Central Goods railway station was agoods-only railway station in centralBirmingham,England, on aspur connected to theBirmingham West Suburban Railway, which ran via a tunnel under theWorcester and Birmingham Canal which it was adjacent to. The station was opened by theMidland Railway on 1 July 1887. It was originally known asWorcester Wharf due to it being located next to the canal, its proximity to which allowed for transshipment with canal barges, the name was changed on 31 May 1892. It initially had facilities to handle 375 wagons, but was expanded gradually over the next fifteen years.[1] It was located in approximately the intended location for the terminal station of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway but which was unable to raise the funds for the planned viaduct over the canal.
In 1923 the depot was taken over by the newly amalgamatedLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway, and in 1948 by the nationalisedBritish Railways (later British Rail).
From the 1940s onwards, competition from road transport led to a decline in the use of rail freight. In its later years, the depot mostly handledparcels traffic. It eventually closed on 6 March 1967. The spur line leading to it was permanently closed two years later.[1][2]
The site was later occupied by aRoyal Mailsorting office,[3] and is now partly occupied byThe Mailbox shopping centre and office development.
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