Willenhall Bilston Street railway station

Willenhall Bilston Street
Location
Place Willenhall
Area Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Coordinates 52°34′55″N 2°03′14″W / 52.5819°N 2.0538°W / 52.5819; -2.0538Coordinates: 52°34′55″N 2°03′14″W / 52.5819°N 2.0538°W / 52.5819; -2.0538
Operations
Original company Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1837 Opened
1965 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Willenhall Bilston Street railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837. It served the town of Willenhall, and was located just to the south of the town centre. It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being Willenhall Stafford Street.

The station closed in 1965, and there is little evidence of the existence at the site. The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line.

There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these have been shelved.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Portobello   Walsall to Wolverhampton Line
earlier Grand Junction Railway
  Darlaston James Bridge

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