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{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
'''Dunstall Park railway station''' was a station north of [[Wolverhampton Low Level railway station]]. It saw high traffic due to the nearby [[Wolverhampton Racecourse]] but closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were switched to [[Wolverhampton railway station|Wolverhampton High Level]].
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{{Infobox station
| name = Dunstall Park
| status = Disused
| image = Dunstall Park station geograph-2516514-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
| caption = Down freight passing Dunstall Park station in 1958
| borough = [[Wolverhampton]], [[Wolverhampton]]
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.5999|-2.1282|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ914002|25|SJ914002}}
| platforms = 2
| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
| pregroup = Great Western Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| years1 = 1 December 1896
| events1 = Opened<ref name="DS">{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunstall_park/|title=Station Name: Dunstall Park|work=Disused Stations|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref>
| years2 = 1 January 1917
| events2 = closed
| years3 = 3 March 1919
| events3 = opened
| years4 = 4 March 1968
| events4 = Closed<ref name="DS" />
}}

'''Dunstall Park railway station''' was a station north of [[Wolverhampton Low Level railway station]] on the [[Great Western Railway]]'s [[Paddington station|London Paddington]] to [[Birkenhead]] via [[Birmingham Snow Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill]] line. The station opened on 1 December 1896.<ref name="HendryHendry1992-89">{{cite book|title=Paddington to the Mersey|first1=R. Preston|last1=Hendry|first2=R. Powell|last2=Hendry|page=89|publisher=Oxford Publishing Company|year=1992|isbn=9780860934424|oclc=877729237}}</ref> [[Wolverhampton railway works|Stafford Road engine shed and works]] and [[Oxley TRSMD|Oxley shed]] were nearby.<ref name="HendryHendry1992-89" /> It saw high traffic due to the nearby [[Wolverhampton Racecourse]], but closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were switched to [[Wolverhampton railway station|Wolverhampton High Level]].


It was the first stop north from the Low Level station, and was served by local trains towards [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]], as well as those on the [[Wombourne Branch Line]] to [[Stourbridge Junction railway station|Stourbridge]].
It was the first stop north from the Low Level station, and was served by local trains towards [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]], as well as those on the [[Wombourne Branch Line]] to [[Stourbridge Junction railway station|Stourbridge]].


The station site has since been demolished although freight and passenger trains still pass through the site. There is a bricked up pedestrian entrance and ramp to the former station.

Immediately south of the station site is the short connecting line to the Stafford-Wolverhampton line. This freight-only line was mostly used by coal trains to [[Ironbridge Power Station]] in recent years.
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{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line one to two|previous=[[Wolverhampton Low Level railway station|Wolverhampton Low Level]]|next1=[[Tettenhall railway station|Tettenhall]]|next2=[[Bilbrook railway station|Bilbrook]]|route1=[[Great Western Railway]]<br><small>[[Wombourne Branchline|"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)]]|route2=[[Great Western Railway]]<br><small>[[Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line|Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968)]]|col=004400}}
{{rail line one to two|previous=[[Wolverhampton Low Level railway station|Wolverhampton Low Level]]|next1=[[Tettenhall railway station|Tettenhall]]|next2=[[Bilbrook railway station|Birches and Bilbrook]]|route1=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Wombourne Branchline|"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)]]</small>|route2=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line|Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968)]]</small> |col={{GWR colour}} }}
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<gallery>
File:Dunstall Park station, with Up goods including a dead engine geograph-2572669-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg| Up goods including a dead engine in 1962
File:Dunstall Park station geograph-2575087-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|Down goods train passing under the LMR viaduct in 1962
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/dunstall_park.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dunstall Park railway station]
*[http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/dunstall_park.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dunstall Park railway station]
* {{cite book |title=Platform Souls |chapter=Chapter 2 |last=Whittaker |first=Nicholas |publisher=Gollancz |location=London |year=1995 }}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 21-25|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2009|isbn=9781906008444|oclc=286385795}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968]]


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Latest revision as of 03:03, 14 May 2024

Dunstall Park
Down freight passing Dunstall Park station in 1958
General information
LocationWolverhampton, Wolverhampton
England
Coordinates52°36′00″N 2°07′42″W / 52.5999°N 2.1282°W / 52.5999; -2.1282
Grid referenceSJ914002
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 December 1896Opened[1]
1 January 1917closed
3 March 1919opened
4 March 1968Closed[1]

Dunstall Park railway station was a station north of Wolverhampton Low Level railway station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. The station opened on 1 December 1896.[2] Stafford Road engine shed and works and Oxley shed were nearby.[2] It saw high traffic due to the nearby Wolverhampton Racecourse, but closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were switched to Wolverhampton High Level.

It was the first stop north from the Low Level station, and was served by local trains towards Shrewsbury, as well as those on the Wombourne Branch Line to Stourbridge.

The station site has since been demolished although freight and passenger trains still pass through the site. There is a bricked up pedestrian entrance and ramp to the former station.

Immediately south of the station site is the short connecting line to the Stafford-Wolverhampton line. This freight-only line was mostly used by coal trains to Ironbridge Power Station in recent years.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wolverhampton Low Level   Great Western Railway
"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) 		  Tettenhall
  Great Western Railway
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968) 		  Birches and Bilbrook
  • Up goods including a dead engine in 1962
    Up goods including a dead engine in 1962
  • Down goods train passing under the LMR viaduct in 1962
    Down goods train passing under the LMR viaduct in 1962

References

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  1. ^ a b "Station Name: Dunstall Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hendry, R. Preston; Hendry, R. Powell (1992). Paddington to the Mersey. Oxford Publishing Company. p. 89. ISBN 9780860934424. OCLC 877729237.

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