Wednesfield railway station explained

Wednesfield
Status:Disused
Borough:Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5955°N -2.0814°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1872
Events1:Opened[1]
Years2:1931
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years5:1983
Events5:Closed to all traffic

Wednesfield railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton, and was located near to Neachells Lane.

The station closed in 1931.[2] Although the line remained in use until the 1980s for the goods depot in Wednesfield and nearby factories.

Station site today

All evidence of the former station site and trackbed have been wiped away with redevelopment in the area and the Wednesfield Way from Neachells Lane towards Bentley Bridge Retail Park utilizes some of the trackbed. All evidence of the railway has long vanished other than the bridge supports to the north west although they now form a canal and pedestrian walkway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wednesfield station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 30 March 2017.
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 445. 931112387.