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Short Heath railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872,[2] and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the area of Short Heath, to the north east of Willenhall, although it was located well to the south of Short Heath itself.

Short Heath
General information
Location	Short Heath, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall England
Coordinates	52.5923°N 2.0393°W / 52.5923; -2.0393
Grid reference	SO974993
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1872	Opened[1]
5 January 1931	Closed to passengers[1]
7 December 1964	Closed[1]

The station closed in 1931 for passengers and for freight on 7 December 1964.[1]

Station site today

The station site is now a small hill near Willenhall Fire Station with the trackbed to the north converted into a public footpath and the trackbed towards Willenhall was removed and is now a slope towards small industrial units.

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

References

• "Industry - Short Heath station". Willenhall History Society. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.

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