List of closed railway stations in the West Midlands

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This is a list of disused railway stations within the county of West Midlands, a metropolitan county in central England which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It includes all railway stations in the West Midlands that no longer currently have regular timetabled train services.

Contents

Railway stations

StationModern local authorityOpenedClosedNotes
Albion [1] Sandwell 18531960
Arley Wyre Forest 18621963Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway
Baptist End [2] Dudley 19051964
Bentley [3] Walsall 18721898
Bewdley Wyre Forest 18621970Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway
Bilston Central [4] Wolverhampton 18541972
Bilston West [5] Wolverhampton18541962
Blowers Green [6] Dudley18781962
Bradley and Moxley [7] Wolverhampton18621915
Brettell Lane [8] Dudley18521962
Brierley Hill [9] Dudley18581962
Brighton Road [10] Birmingham18751941
Brockmoor Halt [11] Dudley19251932
Bromley Halt [12] Dudley19251932
Brownhills [13] Walsall18491965
Brownhills Watling Street [14] Walsall18841930
Bushbury [15] Wolverhampton18521912
Compton Halt [16] Wolverhampton19251932
Camp Hill [17] Birmingham18401941Investigating whether or not to re-open as part of the upcoming Camp Hill Line (assuming construction of the Bordesley Chords), expected by the end of 2025, [18] to be named Balsall Heath. [19]
Coundon Road [20] Coventry 18601965
Curzon Street [21] Birmingham 18381854Used by excursion trains until 1893
Daimler Halt [22] Coventry19171965
Daisy Bank [23] Wolverhampton18541962Closed 1916-1919
Darby End [24] Dudley19051964
Darlaston [25] Walsall18631887
Darlaston James Bridge [26] Walsall18371965
Dudley [27] Dudley18601964
Dunstall Park [28] Wolverhampton18961968
Ettingshall Road [29] Wolverhampton18521964
Gornal Halt [30] Dudley19251932
Great Bridge North [31] Sandwell18501964
Great Bridge South [32] Sandwell18661964Closed 1915-1920
Hagley Road [33] Birmingham18741934
Handsworth and Smethwick [34] Birmingham18541972
Harborne [35] Birmingham18741934
Harts Hill [36] Dudley18951916
Hazelwell [37] Birmingham19031941Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025, [18] with the station to be renamed 'Pineapple Road'. [38] [39]
Heath Town [40] Wolverhampton18721910
Hockley [41] Birmingham18541972
Icknield Port Road [42] Birmingham18741931
Kings Heath [43] Birmingham18401941Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025. [18]
Lifford [44] Birmingham18851941
Monmore Green [45] Wolverhampton18631916
Monument Lane [46] Birmingham18541958
Moseley [47] Birmingham18671941Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025, [18] with the station to be renamed 'Moseley Village'. [48]
North Walsall [15] Walsall18721925
Old Hill High Street [49] Dudley19051964
Pelsall [50] Walsall18491965
Penns [51] Birmingham18791965
Pensnett Halt [52] Dudley19251932
Pleck [53] Walsall18811958Closed 1917-1924
Portobello Wolverhampton18371873
Priestfield [54] Wolverhampton18541972
Princes End and Coseley [55] Sandwell18531962
Rood End [56] Sandwell18671885
Rotton Park Road [57] Birmingham18741934
Round Oak [58] Dudley18521962
Rushall railway station, West Midlands [59] Walsall18491909
Short Heath [60] Walsall18721931
Smethwick West [61] Sandwell18671996
Soho [62] Birmingham18671949
Soho & Winson Green [63] Birmingham18541972
Somerset Road [64] Birmingham18761930
Spon Lane [65] Sandwell18521960
Streetly [66] Walsall18791965
Swan Village [67] Sandwell18541972
Tettenhall [68] Wolverhampton19251932
Tipton Five Ways [69] Sandwell18531962
Walsall Wood [70] Walsall18841930
Wednesbury Central [71] Sandwell18541972
Wednesbury Town [72] Sandwell18501964
Wednesfield [73] Wolverhampton18721931
Wednesfield Heath [74] Wolverhampton18371873
West Bromwich [75] Sandwell18541972
Willenhall Bilston Street [76] Walsall18371965
Willenhall Stafford Street [77] Walsall18721931
Windmill End [78] Dudley18781964
Winson Green [79] Birmingham18671957
Wolverhampton Low Level [80] Wolverhampton18541972Continued in use for goods traffic until 1981
Wood Green [15] Walsall18811941

See also

References

  1. "Albion Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  2. "Baptist End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  3. "Bentley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  4. "Bilston Central Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  5. "Bilston West Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  6. "Blowers Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  7. "Bradley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  8. "Brettell Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  9. "Brierley Hill Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  10. "Brighton Road Station". www.warwickshirerailways.com.
  11. "Brockmoor Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  12. "Bromley Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  13. "Brownhills Station (LNWR)". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  14. "Brownhills Station (MR)". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  15. 1 2 3 Boynton, John (October 1999). A Century of Railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands Volume Three 1973-1999. ISBN   0-9522248-6-0.
  16. "Compton Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  17. "Camp Hill Station". www.warwickshirerailways.com.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Autumn 2025 opening as Camp Hill Line stations hit by further delays". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. Haynes, Jane (28 February 2023). "Hopes raised for two new rail stations in key locations". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. "Coundon Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  21. "Curzon Street Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  22. "Daimler Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  23. "Daisy Bank Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  24. "Darby End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  25. "Darlaston Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  26. "Darlaston (James Bridge) Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  27. "Dudley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  28. "Dunstall Park Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  29. "Ettingshall Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  30. "Gornal Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  31. "Great Bridge North Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  32. "Great Bridge South Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  33. "Hagley Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  34. "Handsworth & Smethwick Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  35. "Harborne Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  36. "Harts Hill Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  37. "Hazelwell Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  38. "Pineapple Road wins vote to be name of new station". www.bbc.co.uk.
  39. "Moseley Village and Pineapple Road revealed as new railway station names confirmed". www.birminghammail.co.uk.
  40. "Heath Town Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  41. "Hockley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  42. "Icknield Port Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  43. "Kings Heath Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  44. "Lifford Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  45. "Monmore Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  46. "Monument Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  47. "Moseley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  48. "Moseley Village and Pineapple Road revealed as new railway station names confirmed". www.birminghammail.co.uk.
  49. "Old Hill High Street Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  50. "Pelsall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  51. "Penns Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  52. "Pensnett Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  53. "Pleck Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  54. "Priestfield Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  55. "Rail around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Princes End and Coseley". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  56. "Rood End Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  57. "Rotton Park Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  58. "Round Oak Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  59. "Rushall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  60. "Short Heath Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  61. "Smethwick West Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  62. "Soho Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  63. "Soho & Winson Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  64. "Somerset Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  65. "Spon Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  66. "Streetly Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  67. "Swan Village Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  68. "Tettenhall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  69. "Tipton Five Ways Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  70. "Walsall Wood Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  71. "Wednesbury Central Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  72. "Wednesbury Town Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  73. "Wednesfield Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  74. "Wednesfield Heath Station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2006.
  75. "West Bromwich Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  76. "Willenhall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  77. "Willenhall Stafford Street Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  78. "Windmill End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  79. "Winson Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  80. "Wolverhampton Low Level Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.