Wednesbury Central railway station
Wednesbury Central | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wednesbury, Sandwell England |
| Coordinates | 52°32′58″N 2°01′36″W / 52.5494°N 2.0267°W |
| Grid reference | SO982946 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1854 | Opened as Wednesbury |
| 1950 | Renamed as Wednesbury Central |
| 1972 | Closed |
| 1999 | Re-opened as Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop |
Wednesbury Central railway station was a 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.