Station: Birmingham, MI

Birmingham was settled in 1818 and was called Bloomfield. It was renamed in 1838. Birmingham became a village in 1864 and then a city in 1932. [MPN]

Birmingham is a station on the former Detroit & Milwaukee railroad (later GTW/CN) about three miles northwest of Royal Oak. The depot was located on the west side of the track just south of Maple Road. [GTWHS-2024-W]

Photo Info: Top, an old photograph of the GTW station at Birmingham. [Dave Fulkerth collection]. 2nd photo, the same depot from a different view. [CMUL]. 3rd photo, the DUR interurban electric plant at Birmingham.

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Time Line

1860. October 19. A head-on collision between two trains causes 5 deaths near Birmingham. [DFP-1860-1020]

1917. The GTW had an operator around the clock as well as a station agent. [TRT]