Walsall Wood railway station explained

Walsall Wood
Status:Disused
Borough:Walsall Wood, Walsall
Country:England
Coordinates:52.628°N -1.9304°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1 July 1884
Events1:Opened[1]
Years3:31 March 1930
Events3:Closed
Years4:1962
Events4:Line closed[2] [3]

Walsall Wood railway station was a station on the Midland Railway in England. It was opened in 1884, closed in March 1930[4] for passenger use.

The line from Walsall Wood to Brownhills Watling Street closed first in 1960 and the section from Walsall Wood to Aldridge closed in 1962. The station building was later demolished after falling into derelict condition.

The trackbed from Walsall Wood to Aldridge has since become a landfill site although the original road bridges near Coppice Road and Queen Street/Vigo Road are still in place and take the roads over the old trackbed. The section towards Brownhills Watling Street has become a housing estate. Oak Park also occupy sections of the old trackbed for leisure use and the original station is now a playground.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Walsall Wood. Disused Stations. 30 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Walsall Wood in History. Walsall MBC. 30 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Walsall Wood History. Brownhills History. https://web.archive.org/web/20080627121356/http://www.bhills-history.fsnet.co.uk/walsall_wood.htm. 27 June 2008.
  4. Web site: Walsall Wood Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 30 March 2017.