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Wombourn railway station

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Place
  
Original company
  
1925
  
Opened

Grid reference
  
SO869939

Post-grouping
  
Platforms in use
  
2

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Area
  
South Staffordshire, Staffordshire

Similar
  
Bratch, Smestow Brook, Baggeridge Country Park, Staffordshire and Worceste, Coronation Chair

Wombourn railway station was the main intermediate station on the Wombourne Branch Line, situated at the Bratch. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. It was a grandiose affair with a goods yard and many station amenities. This, however, didn't stop poor patronage which led to the station's closure a mere seven years after opening. It remained in use for freight traffic until the line passing through the station was closed on 24 June 1965.

The building survives, however, and is now a tearoom, popular with walkers, and an information centre.

The station itself was named Wombourn, the standard spelling of the time, in preference to the spelling Wombourne. This is the result of a decision made by the Great Western Railway, who feared confusion with the similarly named Wimborne.

References

Wombourn railway station Wikipedia


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