Bradley and Moxley railway station

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Bradley and Moxley
Bradley & Moxley railway station (site), West Midlands (geograph 5661303).jpg
The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location Bradley, Wolverhampton
England
Coordinates 52°33′17″N2°03′20″W / 52.5546°N 2.0555°W / 52.5546; -2.0555 Coordinates: 52°33′17″N2°03′20″W / 52.5546°N 2.0555°W / 52.5546; -2.0555
Grid reference SO963952
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1862 (1862)Station opened
1 May 1915 (1915-05-01)Station closed

Bradley and Moxley railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened in 1862 [1] and served the village of Bradley in Wolverhampton and Moxley area of Darlaston in the West Midlands, England. It closed on 1 May 1915, [1] with the coming of the First World War. Due to poor patronage, it didn't reopen following the end of hostilities. A Midland Metro station was opened at Bradley Lane nearby in 1999.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bilston Central
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1862–1915)
  Wednesbury Central
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.