Bilston Central railway station was a station on the London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was built in 1854 and served the town of Bilston in the West Midlands. It closed in 1972,[2] with the end of passenger services on the Snow Hill and the line to Wolverhampton, although goods trains continued to pass through the site of the station until this section of the line was closed in January 1983. It saw a second incarnation when a Midland Metro stop of the same name was opened a few hundred yards away in May 1999.
Bilston Central | |
|---|---|
The station before closure in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bilston, Wolverhampton England |
| Coordinates | 52°33′53″N 2°04′22″W / 52.5646°N 2.0729°W |
| Grid reference | SO951963 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 14 November 1854 | Opened[1] |
| 4 March 1972 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 6 March 1972 | Closed[1] |
Gallery
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Priestfield Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972) |
Bradley and Moxley Line and station closed |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Station Name: Bilston Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Bilston Central Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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