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Wednesbury Central railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened as Wednesbury in 1854[1] and was one of two stations serving Wednesbury in the West Midlands. It was renamed to Wednesbury Central in 1950 following nationalisation.[1] It closed along with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton section of the line in 1972.

Wednesbury Central
General information
LocationWednesbury, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52.5494°N 2.0267°W / 52.5494; -2.0267
Grid referenceSO982946
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1854Opened as Wednesbury[1]
1950Renamed as Wednesbury Central[1]
1972Closed[1]
1999Re-opened as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
Shunting operations at Wednesbury in 1962
Shunting operations at Wednesbury in 1962

Site Today


The site is now used by the Midland Metro as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bradley and Moxley
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972)
  Swan Village
Line and station closed

References


  1. "Wednesbury Central Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.





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