Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton) explained

Portobello
Status:Disused
Borough:Portobello, Willenhall, Wolverhampton
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5852°N -2.0747°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Grand Junction Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Years1:1837
Events1:Opened
Years2:1873
Events2:Closed to passenger traffic

Portobello railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1] It served the Portobello area of Willenhall, and was located near to the level crossing on Noose Lane

The station closed in 1873 due to being unprofitable.[2] The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line.

There have been recent proposals to examine reopening of the station,.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portobello Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands.
  2. Web site: The History of Portobello . University of Wolverhampton . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061008202457/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Portobello/history.htm . 8 October 2006 .
  3. Web site: (untitled). West Midlands Local Transport Plan.