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{{Short description|Disused railway station in Willenhall, Walsall}}
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'''Willenhall Bilston Street railway station''' was a station built on the [[Grand Junction Railway]] in 1837.<ref>{{cite book |last=Drake |first=James |date=1838 |title=Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838) |publisher=Moorland Reprints |isbn=0903485257}}</ref>{{rp|22}} It served the town of [[Willenhall]], and was located just to the south of the town centre. It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being [[Willenhall Stafford Street railway station|Willenhall Stafford Street]].
'''Willenhall Bilston Street railway station''' was a station built on the [[Grand Junction Railway]] in 1837.<ref>{{cite book |last=Drake |first=James |date=1838 |title=Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838) |publisher=Moorland Reprints |isbn=0903485257}}</ref>{{rp|22}} It served the town of [[Willenhall]], and was located just to the south of the town centre. It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being [[Willenhall Stafford Street railway station|Willenhall Stafford Street]].


The station is planned to reopen in 2023.
The station is expected to reopen in 2025.


==Closure==
==Closure==


The station closed in 1965,<ref name="RABWM" /> and there is little evidence of the existence at the site. The lines through the station are in use today as part of the [[Walsall to Wolverhampton Line]].
The station closed in 1965,<ref name="RABWM" /> and there is little evidence of the former station's existence at the site. The lines through the station are in use today as part of the [[Walsall–Wolverhampton line]].


==Potential reopening ==
==Potential reopening ==


There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these have been shelved. In December 2016 as part of the New Station Fund 2 project the West Midlands County Council put proposals in to reopen the station to passenger services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trundleage.co.uk/funding-schemes/new-stations-fund-second-round/|title=New Stations Fund (second round)|work=Proposed Railway Schemes|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://trundleage.co.uk/2016/12/nsf-bid-submitted-willenhall/|title=NSF bid submitted for Willenhall|work=Proposed Railway Schemes|date=7 December 2016|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/new-railway-station-for-willenhall-in-walsall/story-29958604-detail/story.html|title=New railway station for Willenhall in Walsall?|work=Walsall Advertiser|date=5 December 2016|access-date=30 March 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Andy Street]] pledged in his mayoral campaign to reopen the station, however there is still no timeline.<ref>http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/walsall-stourbridge-trains-run-again-12592078</ref>
There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these were shelved.
In December 2016, as part of the New Station Fund 2 project, the West Midlands Combined Authority put in proposals to reopen the station to passenger services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trundleage.co.uk/funding-schemes/new-stations-fund-second-round/|title=New Stations Fund (second round)|work=Proposed Railway Schemes|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://trundleage.co.uk/2016/12/nsf-bid-submitted-willenhall/|title=NSF bid submitted for Willenhall|work=Proposed Railway Schemes|date=7 December 2016|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/new-railway-station-for-willenhall-in-walsall/story-29958604-detail/story.html|title=New railway station for Willenhall in Walsall?|work=Walsall Advertiser|date=5 December 2016|access-date=30 March 2017}} {{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


In September 2017, the [[West Midlands Combined Authority]] proposed that the station along with {{rws|Darlaston James Bridge}} would reopen by 2027 as part of a £4 billion transport plan.<ref>{{cite web|title=£4 billion of transport infrastructure over coming decade|url=https://westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk/news/4-billion-of-transport-infrastructure-over-coming-decade/|publisher=[[West Midlands Combined Authority]]|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=West Midlands Strategic Transport Plan|url=https://www.tfwm.org.uk/strategy/movement-for-growth/|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>
In September 2017, the [[West Midlands Combined Authority]] proposed that the station along with {{rws|Darlaston James Bridge}} would reopen by 2024 as part of a £4 billion transport plan.<ref>{{cite web|title=£4 billion of transport infrastructure over coming decade|url=https://westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk/news/4-billion-of-transport-infrastructure-over-coming-decade/|publisher=[[West Midlands Combined Authority]]|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=West Midlands Strategic Transport Plan|url=https://www.tfwm.org.uk/strategy/movement-for-growth/|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>


In March 2018, the station was awarded funding to reopen and would be the first time Willenhall has had a rail connection in over 40 years. Transport minister [[Chris Grayling]] has confirmed it will reopen.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Preece|first1=Ashley|title=Green light for new train station between Walsall and Wolverhampton|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/green-light-new-train-station-14388342|access-date=10 March 2018|agency=Birmingham Live}}</ref>
In March 2018, the station was awarded funding to reopen and would be the first time Willenhall has had a rail connection in over 40 years. The then Transport minister [[Chris Grayling]] confirmed that it will reopen.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Preece|first1=Ashley|title=Green light for new train station between Walsall and Wolverhampton|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/green-light-new-train-station-14388342|access-date=10 March 2018|agency=Birmingham Live}}</ref>


The new station will now be constructed on the Wolverhampton side of Bilston Street.
The new station will now be constructed on the Wolverhampton side of Bilston Street.


Planning applications for the two stations were formally submitted in March 2020 and were granted permission in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reopening of Darlaston and Willenhall train stations moves closer |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2020/03/02/re-opening-of-darlaston-and-willenhall-train-stations-moves-closer/ |publisher=Express and Star |access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> It is currently planned that the station will reopen to passengers in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railengineer.co.uk/two-new-black-country-railway-stations-receive-planning-approval/ |title=Two new Black Country railway stations receive planning approval}}</ref>
Planning applications for the two stations on the line were formally submitted in March 2020 and were granted permission in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reopening of Darlaston and Willenhall train stations moves closer |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2020/03/02/re-opening-of-darlaston-and-willenhall-train-stations-moves-closer/ |publisher=Express and Star |access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railengineer.co.uk/two-new-black-country-railway-stations-receive-planning-approval/ |title=Two new Black Country railway stations receive planning approval}}</ref> The station was planned to reopen to passengers in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wmre.org.uk/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations/|title=Willenhall and Darlaston stations|work=West Midlands Rail Executive|archive-date=23 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223104543/https://wmre.org.uk/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2023/04/08/ground-conditions-still-a-significant-risk-to-new-55m-rail-stations---bosses/|title=Ground conditions still a 'significant risk' to new £55m rail stations - bosses|website=Express and Star|date=8 April 2023|last=Parkes|first=Thomas|archive-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521164649/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2023/04/08/ground-conditions-still-a-significant-risk-to-new-55m-rail-stations---bosses/|url-status=live}}</ref> now expected in 2025.


{{rail start}}
A bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway Fund in March 2020 for funding for a feasibility study into reopening the station. The bid was not successful.<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938903/restoring-your-railway-all-bids.csv/preview Restoring Your Railway: Bids Recieved] Received 27 December 2020</ref>
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{{rail line|previous={{rws|Wolverhampton}}|next={{rws|Darlaston James Bridge}}|route=[[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]]<br /><small>[[Walsall–Wolverhampton line|Wolverhampton – Walsall]]</small>|col={{WMT colour}} }}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Insert}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton)|Portobello]]|next=[[Darlaston James Bridge railway station|Darlaston James Bridge]]|route=[[Walsall to Wolverhampton Line]]<br /><small>earlier [[Grand Junction Railway]]</small>|col=004400}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton)|Portobello]]|next=[[Darlaston James Bridge railway station|Darlaston James Bridge]]|route=[[Walsall to Wolverhampton Line]]<br /><small>earlier [[Grand Junction Railway]]</small>|col=004400}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.westmidlandsltp.gov.uk/file_view.php?id=786 West Midlands Local Transport Plan for the corridor]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.westmidlandsltp.gov.uk/file_view.php?id=786 West Midlands Local Transport Plan for the corridor] {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


{{West Midlands railway stations|disused}}
{{West Midlands railway stations|disused}}
{{Proposed rail infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom}}
{{Current rail infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom}}


[[Category:Disused railway stations in Walsall]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Walsall]]

Latest revision as of 23:08, 30 July 2024

Willenhall Bilston Street
Site of former station
General information
LocationWillenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
England
Coordinates52°34′56″N 2°03′12″W / 52.5822°N 2.0534°W / 52.5822; -2.0534
Grid referenceSO964982
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGrand Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1837Opened[1]
1965Closed[1]

Willenhall Bilston Street railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[2]: 22  It served the town of Willenhall, and was located just to the south of the town centre. It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being Willenhall Stafford Street.

The station is expected to reopen in 2025.

Closure

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The station closed in 1965,[1] and there is little evidence of the former station's existence at the site. The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall–Wolverhampton line.

Potential reopening

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There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these were shelved. In December 2016, as part of the New Station Fund 2 project, the West Midlands Combined Authority put in proposals to reopen the station to passenger services.[3][4][5]

In September 2017, the West Midlands Combined Authority proposed that the station along with Darlaston James Bridge would reopen by 2024 as part of a £4 billion transport plan.[6][7]

In March 2018, the station was awarded funding to reopen and would be the first time Willenhall has had a rail connection in over 40 years. The then Transport minister Chris Grayling confirmed that it will reopen.[8]

The new station will now be constructed on the Wolverhampton side of Bilston Street.

Planning applications for the two stations on the line were formally submitted in March 2020 and were granted permission in October 2020.[9][10] The station was planned to reopen to passengers in 2024.[11][12] now expected in 2025.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
  Future services  
Wolverhampton   West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton – Walsall 		  Darlaston James Bridge
Disused railways
Portobello   Walsall to Wolverhampton Line
earlier Grand Junction Railway 		  Darlaston James Bridge

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Willenhall Bilston Street Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
  3. ^ "New Stations Fund (second round)". Proposed Railway Schemes. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ "NSF bid submitted for Willenhall". Proposed Railway Schemes. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "New railway station for Willenhall in Walsall?". Walsall Advertiser. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017. [permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "£4 billion of transport infrastructure over coming decade". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ^ "West Midlands Strategic Transport Plan". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. ^ Preece, Ashley. "Green light for new train station between Walsall and Wolverhampton". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Reopening of Darlaston and Willenhall train stations moves closer". Express and Star. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Two new Black Country railway stations receive planning approval".
  11. ^ "Willenhall and Darlaston stations". West Midlands Rail Executive. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022.
  12. ^ Parkes, Thomas (8 April 2023). "Ground conditions still a 'significant risk' to new £55m rail stations - bosses". Express and Star. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023.
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