Wood Green railway station (Wednesbury)

Wood Green (Old Bescot) railway station was a railway station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837. It served the Wood Green area of Wednesbury, and was located near to where junction 9 of the M6 motorway has been located since the late 1960s.

Wood Green
Location
Place	Wood Green, Wednesbury
Area	Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Coordinates	52.5668°N 2.0041°W / 52.5668; -2.0041
Grid reference	SO998965
Operations
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1837	Opened as Bescot Bridge[1]
1850	Closed[1]
1881	Re-opened as Wood Green[1]
1941	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

It originally opened as Bescot Bridge, and was the Grand Junction Railway's main station for Walsall. As such, it was also known as Walsall station.[2] Bescot Bridge station closed in 1850. The new Wood Green (Old Bescot) Station was opened on the same site in 1881. The station closed in 1941.[1]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Darlaston		London and North Western Railway Darlaston Loop		Bescot Stadium
Darlaston James Bridge		Grand Junction Railway between Walsall to Wolverhampton Line and Walsall Line

References

1. "Wood Green Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
2. "Walsall: Communications". British History Online. Retrieved 30 March 2017.