Wednesbury Central railway station

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 railway station was a 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.^[2]

Wednesbury Central
General information
Location	Wednesbury, Sandwell England
Coordinates	52.5494°N 2.0267°W / 52.5494; -2.0267
Grid reference	SO982946
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened as Wednesbury[1]
1950	Renamed as Wednesbury Central[1]
1972	Closed[1]
1999	Re-opened as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop

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

References

1. "Wednesbury Central Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 445. OCLC 931112387.