West Bromwich railway station
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West Bromwich railway station was a major intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's
Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
. It opened in 1854 and served the town of West Bromwich
in the English
West Midlands
. It was closed along with the line in 1972.
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.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
The Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line was part of the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside route. As the name suggests, it ran between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level in England...
. It opened in 1854 and served the town of West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
West Midlands
West Midlands conurbation
The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge, Halesowen in the English West Midlands....
. It was closed along with the line in 1972.
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West Bromwich town centre's rail link with Birmingham was restored in 1999 with the opening of the Midland MetroMidland Metro
The Midland Metro is a light-rail or tram line in the West Midlands of England between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and promoted by Centro, and operated by West Midlands Travel Limited, a subsidiary of the National Express Group , under...
station known as West Bromwich Central
West Bromwich Central tram stop
West Bromwich Central tram stop is a tram stop in West Bromwich in the West Midlands, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on Midland Metro Line 1....
. It wasn't until building work for this project began in the late 1990s that the remaining heavy rail architecture was removed.