Bilston West railway station

Bilston West
A few weeks after closure
Location
Place Bilston
Area Wolverhampton
Coordinates 52°33′40″N 2°04′56″W / 52.5610°N 2.0822°W / 52.5610; -2.0822Coordinates: 52°33′40″N 2°04′56″W / 52.5610°N 2.0822°W / 52.5610; -2.0822
Grid reference SO945959
Operations
Original company Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 July 1854 Opened as Bilston[1]
19 July 1950 Renamed Bilston West[1]
30 July 1962 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
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Bilston West railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1854.[2] It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962.[2]

The station site has since disappeared under industrial and redevelopment as the Black Country Route and commercial have since been built on the former trackbed towards Priestfield although the trackbed can still be seen on an embankment before disappearing.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Priestfield   Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Later Great Western Railway, then British Railways
Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852-1962)		   Daisy Bank

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bilston West Station (site); Coseley St; Bilston". Black Country History. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Bilston West Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.


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