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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]
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Revision as of 05:25, 11 January 2018

Willenhall Bilston Street
General information
LocationMetropolitan Borough of Walsall
Coordinates52°34′56″N 2°03′12″W / 52.5822°N 2.0534°W / 52.5822; -2.0534
Platforms2
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 closed in 1965,[1] 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.

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.[3][4][5]. Andy Street pledged in his mayoral campaign to reopen the station, however there is still no timeline. [6]

In September 2017, the West Midlands Combined Authority proposed that the station along with Darlaston James Bridge would reopen by 2027 as part of a £4 billion transport plan. [7][8]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Portobello   Walsall to Wolverhampton Line
earlier Grand Junction Railway 		  Darlaston James Bridge

References

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  6. ^ http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/walsall-stourbridge-trains-run-again-12592078
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2088: attempt to index a boolean value.
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