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.
Station | Modern local authority | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Albion [1] | Sandwell | 1853 | 1960 | |
Arley | Wyre Forest | 1862 | 1963 | Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway |
Baptist End [2] | Dudley | 1905 | 1964 | |
Bentley [3] | Walsall | 1872 | 1898 | |
Bewdley | Wyre Forest | 1862 | 1970 | Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway |
Bilston Central [4] | Wolverhampton | 1854 | 1972 | |
Bilston West [5] | Wolverhampton | 1854 | 1962 | |
Blowers Green [6] | Dudley | 1878 | 1962 | |
Bradley and Moxley [7] | Wolverhampton | 1862 | 1915 | |
Brettell Lane [8] | Dudley | 1852 | 1962 | |
Brierley Hill [9] | Dudley | 1858 | 1962 | |
Brighton Road [10] | Birmingham | 1875 | 1941 | |
Brockmoor Halt [11] | Dudley | 1925 | 1932 | |
Bromley Halt [12] | Dudley | 1925 | 1932 | |
Brownhills [13] | Walsall | 1849 | 1965 | |
Brownhills Watling Street [14] | Walsall | 1884 | 1930 | |
Bushbury [15] | Wolverhampton | 1852 | 1912 | |
Compton Halt [16] | Wolverhampton | 1925 | 1932 | |
Camp Hill [17] | Birmingham | 1840 | 1941 | Investigating wether 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 | 1860 | 1965 | |
Curzon Street [21] | Birmingham | 1838 | 1854 | Used by excursion trains until 1893 |
Daimler Halt [22] | Coventry | 1917 | 1965 | |
Daisy Bank [23] | Wolverhampton | 1854 | 1962 | Closed 1916-1919 |
Darby End [24] | Dudley | 1905 | 1964 | |
Darlaston [25] | Walsall | 1863 | 1887 | |
Darlaston James Bridge [26] | Walsall | 1837 | 1965 | |
Dudley [27] | Dudley | 1860 | 1964 | |
Dunstall Park [28] | Wolverhampton | 1896 | 1968 | |
Ettingshall Road [29] | Wolverhampton | 1852 | 1964 | |
Gornal Halt [30] | Dudley | 1925 | 1932 | |
Great Bridge North [31] | Sandwell | 1850 | 1964 | |
Great Bridge South [32] | Sandwell | 1866 | 1964 | Closed 1915-1920 |
Hagley Road [33] | Birmingham | 1874 | 1934 | |
Handsworth and Smethwick [34] | Birmingham | 1854 | 1972 | |
Harborne [35] | Birmingham | 1874 | 1934 | |
Harts Hill [36] | Dudley | 1895 | 1916 | |
Hazelwell [37] | Birmingham | 1903 | 1941 | Due 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] | Wolverhampton | 1872 | 1910 | |
Hockley [41] | Birmingham | 1854 | 1972 | |
Icknield Port Road [42] | Birmingham | 1874 | 1931 | |
Kings Heath [43] | Birmingham | 1840 | 1941 | Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025. [18] |
Lifford [44] | Birmingham | 1885 | 1941 | |
Monmore Green [45] | Wolverhampton | 1863 | 1916 | |
Monument Lane [46] | Birmingham | 1854 | 1958 | |
Moseley [47] | Birmingham | 1867 | 1941 | Due 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] | Walsall | 1872 | 1925 | |
Old Hill High Street [49] | Dudley | 1905 | 1964 | |
Pelsall [50] | Walsall | 1849 | 1965 | |
Penns [51] | Birmingham | 1879 | 1965 | |
Pensnett Halt [52] | Dudley | 1925 | 1932 | |
Pleck [53] | Walsall | 1881 | 1958 | Closed 1917-1924 |
Portobello | Wolverhampton | 1837 | 1873 | |
Priestfield [54] | Wolverhampton | 1854 | 1972 | |
Princes End and Coseley [55] | Sandwell | 1853 | 1962 | |
Rood End [56] | Sandwell | 1867 | 1885 | |
Rotton Park Road [57] | Birmingham | 1874 | 1934 | |
Round Oak [58] | Dudley | 1852 | 1962 | |
Rushall railway station, West Midlands [59] | Walsall | 1849 | 1909 | |
Short Heath [60] | Walsall | 1872 | 1931 | |
Smethwick West [61] | Sandwell | 1867 | 1996 | |
Soho [62] | Birmingham | 1867 | 1949 | |
Soho & Winson Green [63] | Birmingham | 1854 | 1972 | |
Somerset Road [64] | Birmingham | 1876 | 1930 | |
Spon Lane [65] | Sandwell | 1852 | 1960 | |
Streetly [66] | Walsall | 1879 | 1965 | |
Swan Village [67] | Sandwell | 1854 | 1972 | |
Tettenhall [68] | Wolverhampton | 1925 | 1932 | |
Tipton Five Ways [69] | Sandwell | 1853 | 1962 | |
Walsall Wood [70] | Walsall | 1884 | 1930 | |
Wednesbury Central [71] | Sandwell | 1854 | 1972 | |
Wednesbury Town [72] | Sandwell | 1850 | 1964 | |
Wednesfield [73] | Wolverhampton | 1872 | 1931 | |
Wednesfield Heath [74] | Wolverhampton | 1837 | 1873 | |
West Bromwich [75] | Sandwell | 1854 | 1972 | |
Willenhall Bilston Street [76] | Walsall | 1837 | 1965 | |
Willenhall Stafford Street [77] | Walsall | 1872 | 1931 | |
Windmill End [78] | Dudley | 1878 | 1964 | |
Winson Green [79] | Birmingham | 1867 | 1957 | |
Wolverhampton Low Level [80] | Wolverhampton | 1854 | 1972 | Continued in use for goods traffic until 1981 |
Wood Green [15] | Walsall | 1881 | 1941 |
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