Wednesfield railway station

Wednesfield
The former station site at Wednesfield, now the Wednesfield Way.
Location
Place	Wednesfield
Area	Wolverhampton
Coordinates	52°35′44″N 2°04′53″W / 52.5955°N 2.0814°W / 52.5955; -2.0814Coordinates: 52°35′44″N 2°04′53″W / 52.5955°N 2.0814°W / 52.5955; -2.0814
Grid reference	SO945997
Operations
Original company	Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1872	Opened[1]
1931	Closed to passengers
1983	Closed to all traffic
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Wednesfield railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton, and was located near to Neachells Lane.

The station closed in 1931.^[1] Although the line remained in use until the 1980s for the goods depot in Wednesfield and nearby factories.

Station site today

All evidence of the former station site and trackbed have been wiped away with redevelopment in the area and the Wednesfield Way from Neachells Lane towards Bentley Bridge Retail Park utilizes some of the trackbed. All evidence of the railway has long vanished other than the bridge supports to the north west although they now form a canal and pedestrian walkway.

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