Wednesfield railway station

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Wednesfield
The site of Wednesfield railway station, now the Wednesfield Way..jpg
The former station site at Wednesfield, now the Wednesfield Way.
General information
Location Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
England
Coordinates 52°35′44″N2°04′53″W / 52.5955°N 2.0814°W / 52.5955; -2.0814 Coordinates: 52°35′44″N2°04′53″W / 52.5955°N 2.0814°W / 52.5955; -2.0814
Grid reference SO945997
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1872Opened [1]
1931Closed to passengers
1983Closed to all traffic

Wednesfield railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton, and was located near to Neachells Lane.

The station closed in 1931. [1] [2] Although the line remained in use until the 1980s for the goods depot in Wednesfield and nearby factories.

Station site today

All evidence of the former station site and trackbed have been wiped away with redevelopment in the area and the Wednesfield Way from Neachells Lane towards Bentley Bridge Retail Park utilizes some of the trackbed. All evidence of the railway has long vanished other than the bridge supports to the north west although they now form a canal and pedestrian walkway.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Heath Town   Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Later Midland Railway
  Willenhall Stafford Street

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wednesfield station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 445. OCLC   931112387.