West Bromwich railway station

West Bromwich
Location
Place	West Bromwich
Area	Sandwell
Coordinates	52°31′01″N 1°59′43″W / 52.5170°N 1.9952°W / 52.5170; -1.9952Coordinates: 52°31′01″N 1°59′43″W / 52.5170°N 1.9952°W / 52.5170; -1.9952
Grid reference	SP004910
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1854	Opened[1]
1972	Closed[1]
1999	Re-opened as West Bromwich Central Tram Stop
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West Bromwich station site, now occupied by West Bromwich Central tram stop and the Midland Metro

West Bromwich railway station was a major intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It opened in 1854^[1] and served the town of West Bromwich in the English West Midlands. It was closed along with the line in 1972.^[1]

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West Bromwich town centre's rail link with Birmingham was restored in 1999 with the opening of the Midland Metro station known as West Bromwich Central. It wasn't until building work for this project began in the late 1990s that the remaining heavy rail architecture was removed.

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