Feathers of Freedom (Cotteridge Interchange)

The current Kings Norton station is the second station to be built in the Kings Norton area. The original Lifford railway station (the first of three stations to bear the Lifford name) was the first. The station opened in 1849 as part of the Birmingham and Gloucester mainline to Birmingham Camp Hill terminus (later to Curzon Street). In 1852 the stationmaster, Thomas Clark, was fined 50s () for causing a collision. He allowed a goods-train on the line when an express train was due, and used defective signal lamps. The express train collided with the goods train and there was substantial damage, but no loss of life. On 19 March 1864 at 6:00 pm, a luggage train with several trucks of sheep…

With the development of both bus and tram services, the need for such a large facility reduced from the 1930s onwards. The result is that today although all four platforms remain in place, only the outer two are in passenger use, with the middle island platforms now derelict. Refurbished as part of the Cross-City line in 1978, it retained some of its original features following refurbishment, unlike the other 'cross city line' stations. The original station building survived, leased out for commercial purposes, until it was demolished in February 2006 for safety reasons. An extension car park provides a Park and Ride facility. Kings Norton Station is equipped with real-time information…