Bilston Central railway station

Bilston Central railway station was a station on the London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was built in 1854 and served the town of Bilston in the West Midlands. It closed in 1972,[2] with the end of passenger services on the Snow Hill and the line to Wolverhampton, although goods trains continued to pass through the site of the station until this section of the line was closed in January 1983. It saw a second incarnation when a Midland Metro stop of the same name was opened a few hundred yards away in May 1999.

Bilston Central
The station before closure in 1962
LocationBilston, Wolverhampton
England
Coordinates52.5646°N 2.0729°W / 52.5646; -2.0729
Grid referenceSO951963
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
14 November 1854Opened[1]
4 March 1972Closed to passengers[1]
6 March 1972Closed[1]
The station after closure in 1978
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Priestfield
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972)
  Bradley and Moxley
Line and station closed

References

  1. "Station Name: Bilston Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. "Bilston Central Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.


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