Princes End and Coseley railway station

Princes End and Coseley railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1853.[1] It was one of two stations in Princes End, but was situated closer to Coseley, which influenced the decision in 1936 to add the 'and Coseley' tag on the end of the station name. It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962, along with the passenger services along the line, although the line remained open to goods trains until 22 September 1968.[2]

Princes End and Coseley
LocationPrinces End, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52.5413°N 2.0729°W / 52.5413; -2.0729
Grid referenceSO951937
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1853Opened as Princes End[1]
1936Renamed as Princes End & Coseley[1]
1962Closed[1]
Princes End and Coseley station site, now a public footpath

The site of the station is now a small nature walk. The other side towards Tipton Five Ways has been filled in and is now mostly occupied by housing and industrial outlets.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Daisy Bank   Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Later Great Western Railway, then British Rail
Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852-1962)		   Tipton Five Ways

References
  1. "Princes End & Coseley Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. "The Great Western Railway". Wolverhampton History & Heritage Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 93-94. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.


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