Wednesbury Central railway station
Appearance
Wednesbury Central | |
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General information | |
Location | Wednesbury, Sandwell England |
Coordinates | 52°32′58″N 2°01′36″W / 52.5494°N 2.0267°W |
Grid reference | SO982946 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1854 | Opened as Wednesbury[1] |
1950 | Renamed as Wednesbury Central[1] |
1972 | Closed[1] |
1999 | Re-opened as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop |
Wednesbury Central railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened as Wednesbury in 1854[1] and was one of two stations serving Wednesbury in the West Midlands. It was renamed to Wednesbury Central in 1950 following nationalisation.[1] It closed along with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton section of the line in 1972.[2]
Site Today
[edit]The site is now used by the Midland Metro as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bradley and Moxley Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972) |
Swan Village Line and station closed |
References
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