Place Wednesbury Grid reference SO982946 Post-grouping Great Western Railway Original company Great Western Railway | Area Sandwell Pre-grouping Great Western Railway 1854 Opened as Wednesbury Platforms in use 2 | |
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Similar Newton Road railway st, Hockley (Birmingham) railway st, Icknield Port Road railway st | ||
Wednesbury Central railway station was a major intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. It was opened as Wednesbury in 1854 and was one of two stations serving Wednesbury in the West Midlands. It was renamed to Wednesbury Central in 1950 following nationalisation. It closed along with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton section of the line in 1972.
Site Today
The site is now used by the Midland Metro as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop.
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