Bilston West railway station

Disused railway station in Bilston, Wolverhampton

52°33′40″N 2°04′57″W / 52.5612°N 2.0825°W / 52.5612; -2.0825Grid referenceSO945959Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 July 1854Opened as Bilston[1]19 July 1950Renamed Bilston West[1]30 July 1962Closed[1]

Bilston West railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1854.[2] It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962.[2]

The station site has since disappeared under industrial and redevelopment as the Black Country Route and commercial premises have since been built on the former trackbed towards Priestfield although the trackbed can still be seen on an embankment before disappearing.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Priestfield   Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Later Great Western Railway, then British Railways
Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852–1962)
  Daisy Bank

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bilston West Station (site); Coseley St; Bilston". Black Country History. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Bilston West Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 97-99. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.
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