Willenhall Stafford Street railway station explained

Willenhall Stafford Street
Status:Disused
Borough:Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5879°N -2.0576°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1 November 1872
Events1:Opened[1]
Years2:5 January 1931
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:4 October 1965
Events3:Closed

Willenhall Stafford Street railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872,[2] and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the town of Willenhall, and was located to the north of the town centre. It was originally named Willenhall Market Place.

It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being Willenhall Bilston Street.

The station closed in 1931.

Station site today

All railway-related bridges, overbridges and small relics remain in situ between Wednesfield and to the north of Willenhall Stafford Street and are now used by motors and pedestrians but the trackbed to the north towards Short Heath where the former over bridge carried onto an embankment is fenced off and heavily overgrown and is still visible on Stringes Lane 52.5905°N -2.0444°W.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Willenhall Stafford Street. Disused Stations. 30 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Willenhall Stafford Street Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 30 March 2017.