Wednesfield Heath railway station
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Wednesfield Heath for Wolverhampton railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway
and opened on 4 July 1837. It served the city of Wolverhampton
, and was located around a mile to the east of the city centre within the suburb of Heath Town
, on Station Road (also known as Powell Street). It was designated as a First Class station.
The station was closed to passengers by the London and North Western Railway
on 1 January 1873 as it had been replaced as the LNWR's main station for Wolverhampton by Wolverhampton High Level
on the same line, which was closer to the city centre.
The station remained open for goods traffic until 1965 when the station was demolished - leaving only part of the northbound platform extant. Part of the area is now a nature reserve, called Station Fields.
The lines through the station are in use today as a bypass for Wolverhampton.
Grand Junction Railway
The Grand Junction Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was merged into the London and North Western Railway...
and opened on 4 July 1837. It served the city of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, and was located around a mile to the east of the city centre within the suburb of Heath Town
Heath Town
Heath Town is a district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, located ENE of the city centre. It is also a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. The ward forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency....
, on Station Road (also known as Powell Street). It was designated as a First Class station.
The station was closed to passengers by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
on 1 January 1873 as it had been replaced as the LNWR's main station for Wolverhampton by Wolverhampton High Level
Wolverhampton railway station
Wolverhampton railway station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands is on the West Coast Main Line. It is served by London Midland, CrossCountry, Virgin Trains and Arriva Trains Wales.-History:...
on the same line, which was closer to the city centre.
The station remained open for goods traffic until 1965 when the station was demolished - leaving only part of the northbound platform extant. Part of the area is now a nature reserve, called Station Fields.
The lines through the station are in use today as a bypass for Wolverhampton.