Wednesbury Central railway station

Wednesbury Central railway station was a major intermediate 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.

This article is about the disused station operated by the Great Western Railway. For the other disused station in Wednesbury operated by the London and North Western Railway, see Wednesbury Town railway station.

Wednesbury Central
Location
PlaceWednesbury
AreaSandwell
Coordinates52.5494°N 2.0267°W / 52.5494; -2.0267
Grid referenceSO982946
Operations
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1854Opened as Wednesbury[1]
1950Renamed as Wednesbury Central[1]
1972Closed[1]
1999Re-opened as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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
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References
  1. "Wednesbury Central Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.


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