Bilston West railway station

Bilston West
A few weeks after closure
General information
Location	Bilston, Wolverhampton England
Coordinates	52°33′40″N2°04′57″W / 52.5612°N 2.0825°W / 52.5612; -2.0825
Grid reference	SO945959
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1854	Opened as Bilston [1]
19 July 1950	Renamed Bilston West [1]
30 July 1962	Closed [1]
Location

Bilston West railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1854. ^[2] It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962. ^[2]

The station site has since disappeared under industrial and redevelopment as the Black Country Route and commercial premises have since been built on the former trackbed towards Priestfield although the trackbed can still be seen on an embankment before disappearing.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Priestfield		Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Later Great Western Railway, then British Railways Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852–1962)		Daisy Bank

References

1. "Bilston West Station (site); Coseley St; Bilston". Black Country History. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
2. "Bilston West Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN   9781906008161. OCLC   261924375.