Bilston West railway station
Bilston West | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1798842.jpg) A few weeks after closure | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bilston, Wolverhampton England |
| Coordinates | 52°33′40″N 2°04′57″W / 52.5612°N 2.0825°W |
| Grid reference | SO945959 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1854 | Opened as Bilston[1] |
| 19 July 1950 | Renamed Bilston West[1] |
| 30 July 1962 | Closed[1] |
Bilston West railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1854.[2] It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962.[2]
The station site has since disappeared under industrial and redevelopment as the Black Country Route and commercial premises have since been built on the former trackbed towards Priestfield although the trackbed can still be seen on an embankment before disappearing.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priestfield | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Later Great Western Railway, then British Railways Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852–1962) |
Daisy Bank |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bilston West Station (site); Coseley St; Bilston". Black Country History. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Bilston West Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.
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