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Stechford Station Wharf, Station Road, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9AF

I think these may have been Railway Cottages, as one of them is still called "Railway Cottage"

Express from Birmingham New Street to Coventry passes through the station. Bridge beyond footbridge is the outer ring-road A4040 Station Road. Stechford station is east of the loop-line that still goes directly to Aston. See Image] for entrance (at road level).

Entrance to station on corner of Victoria Road and Station Road. Buildings looked tired then (probably still do - nice car huh ?). Station Road is on the 'Outer Circle (11)' bus route. Stechford station is on the suburban route between New Street and Coventry (next stations Adderley Park, and Lea Hall). Alternative line leaves station in north-west direction for Aston. Many of the express services from London once had unscheduled stops here approaching Birmingham due to difficulties / service schedules / points failures closer to New Street.

Opened in 1844 by the London & Birmingham Railway on the section of line from Coventry to Birmingham. View east towards Lea Hall and Coventry. As built, the station had staggered platforms with the Birmingham-bound platform in the same place as now but the original Coventry-bound platform was on the far side of where the road bridge now is, in the distance. In 1882, the eastbound platform was rebuilt in the current position and a station building erected above the tracks in front of the road bridge. It was replaced in the 1960s by a smaller booking office just out of view to the right. The footbridge, lifts and ramp to the booking office date from 2020 when access to the station was greatly improved.