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Baggeridge Junction was a rail junction in the West Midlands near Oak Lane, Kingswinford. The junction was built in the 1850s when the Kingwinford Branch extended towards Baggeridge and Himley[1] and closed in 1968 when Baggeridge Colliery closed[2]. The line split at gornal[3], the mainline continued to Wolverhampton Low Level and a single track freight line continued to Baggeridge Colliery. The first freight railway line at Baggeridge colliery opened in 1907 and was the northern freight terminus of the Earl of Dudley's Railway.

The site of Baggeridge Junction was built into the Wombourne Branch in 1925.

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Chris (April 14, 2021). "The OWWR Kingswinford branch 1854".
  2. ^ "Closing of Baggeridge". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Gornal Halt".