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Willenhall Bilston Street railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[2]^: 22 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.

Willenhall Bilston Street
Site of former station
General information
Location	Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall England
Coordinates	52.5822°N 2.0534°W / 52.5822; -2.0534
Grid reference	SO964982
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1837	Opened[1]
1965	Closed[1]

The station is planned to reopen in 2023.

Closure

The station closed in 1965,[1] 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.

Potential reopening

There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these were shelved. In December 2016, as part of the New Station Fund 2 project, the West Midlands County Council put proposals in to reopen the station to passenger services.[3][4][5]

In September 2017, the West Midlands Combined Authority proposed that the station along with Darlaston James Bridge would reopen by 2027 as part of a £4 billion transport plan.[6][7]

In March 2018, the station was awarded funding to reopen and would be the first time Willenhall has had a rail connection in over 40 years. The then Transport minister Chris Grayling confirmed it will reopen.[8]

The new station will now be constructed on the Wolverhampton side of Bilston Street.

Planning applications for the two stations were formally submitted in March 2020 and were granted permission in October 2020.[9] It is currently planned that the station will reopen to passengers in 2023.[10]

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

References

External links

• West Midlands Local Transport Plan for the corridor ^{[permanent dead link]}

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