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List of closed railway stations in the West Midlands

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Map of the West Midlands

This is a list of disused railway stations within the county of West Midlands, a metropolitan county in central England which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It includes all railway stations in the West Midlands that no longer currently have regular timetabled train services.

Railway stations

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Station Modern local authority Opened Closed Notes
Albion[1] Sandwell 1853 1960
Arley Wyre Forest 1862 1963 Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway
Baptist End[2] Dudley 1905 1964
Bentley[3] Walsall 1872 1898
Bewdley Wyre Forest 1862 1970 Now preserved as part of the Severn Valley Railway
Bilston Central[4] Wolverhampton 1854 1972
Bilston West[5] Wolverhampton 1854 1962
Blowers Green[6] Dudley 1878 1962
Bradley and Moxley[7] Wolverhampton 1862 1915
Brettell Lane[8] Dudley 1852 1962
Brierley Hill[9] Dudley 1858 1962
Brighton Road[10] Birmingham 1875 1941
Brockmoor Halt[11] Dudley 1925 1932
Bromley Halt[12] Dudley 1925 1932
Brownhills[13] Walsall 1849 1965
Brownhills Watling Street[14] Walsall 1884 1930
Bushbury[15] Wolverhampton 1852 1912
Compton Halt[16] Wolverhampton 1925 1932
Camp Hill[17] Birmingham 1840 1941 Investigating whether or not to re-open as part of the upcoming Camp Hill Line (assuming construction of the Bordesley Chords), expected by the end of 2025,[18] to be named Balsall Heath.[19]
Coundon Road[20] Coventry 1860 1965
Curzon Street[21] Birmingham 1838 1854 Used by excursion trains until 1893
Daimler Halt[22] Coventry 1917 1965
Daisy Bank[23] Wolverhampton 1854 1962 Closed 1916-1919
Darby End[24] Dudley 1905 1964
Darlaston[25] Walsall 1863 1887
Darlaston James Bridge[26] Walsall 1837 1965
Dudley[27] Dudley 1860 1964
Dunstall Park[28] Wolverhampton 1896 1968
Ettingshall Road[29] Wolverhampton 1852 1964
Gornal Halt[30] Dudley 1925 1932
Great Bridge North[31] Sandwell 1850 1964
Great Bridge South[32] Sandwell 1866 1964 Closed 1915-1920
Hagley Road[33] Birmingham 1874 1934
Handsworth and Smethwick[34] Birmingham 1854 1972
Harborne[35] Birmingham 1874 1934
Harts Hill[36] Dudley 1895 1916
Hazelwell[37] Birmingham 1903 1941 Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025,[18] with the station to be renamed 'Pineapple Road'.[38][39]
Heath Town[40] Wolverhampton 1872 1910
Hockley[41] Birmingham 1854 1972
Icknield Port Road[42] Birmingham 1874 1931
Kings Heath[43] Birmingham 1840 1941 Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025.[18]
Lifford[44] Birmingham 1885 1941
Monmore Green[45] Wolverhampton 1863 1916
Monument Lane[46] Birmingham 1854 1958
Moseley[47] Birmingham 1867 1941 Due to be re-opened as part of the new Camp Hill Line, expected to open by the end of 2025,[18] with the station to be renamed 'Moseley Village'.[48]
North Walsall[15] Walsall 1872 1925
Old Hill High Street[49] Dudley 1905 1964
Pelsall[50] Walsall 1849 1965
Penns[51] Birmingham 1879 1965
Pensnett Halt[52] Dudley 1925 1932
Pleck[53] Walsall 1881 1958 Closed 1917-1924
Portobello Wolverhampton 1837 1873
Priestfield[54] Wolverhampton 1854 1972
Princes End and Coseley[55] Sandwell 1853 1962
Rood End[56] Sandwell 1867 1885
Rotton Park Road[57] Birmingham 1874 1934
Round Oak[58] Dudley 1852 1962
Rushall railway station, West Midlands[59] Walsall 1849 1909
Short Heath[60] Walsall 1872 1931
Smethwick West[61] Sandwell 1867 1996
Soho[62] Birmingham 1867 1949
Soho & Winson Green[63] Birmingham 1854 1972
Somerset Road[64] Birmingham 1876 1930
Spon Lane[65] Sandwell 1852 1960
Streetly[66] Walsall 1879 1965
Swan Village[67] Sandwell 1854 1972
Tettenhall[68] Wolverhampton 1925 1932
Tipton Five Ways[69] Sandwell 1853 1962
Walsall Wood[70] Walsall 1884 1930
Wednesbury Central[71] Sandwell 1854 1972
Wednesbury Town[72] Sandwell 1850 1964
Wednesfield[73] Wolverhampton 1872 1931
Wednesfield Heath[74] Wolverhampton 1837 1873
West Bromwich[75] Sandwell 1854 1972
Willenhall Bilston Street[76] Walsall 1837 1965
Willenhall Stafford Street[77] Walsall 1872 1931
Windmill End[78] Dudley 1878 1964
Winson Green[79] Birmingham 1867 1957
Wolverhampton Low Level[80] Wolverhampton 1854 1972 Continued in use for goods traffic until 1981
Wood Green[15] Walsall 1881 1941

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Albion Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Baptist End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Bentley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Bilston Central Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Bilston West Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Blowers Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Bradley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Brettell Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Brierley Hill Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Brighton Road Station". www.warwickshirerailways.com.
  11. ^ "Brockmoor Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Bromley Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Brownhills Station (LNWR)". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Brownhills Station (MR)". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  15. ^ a b c Boynton, John (October 1999). A Century of Railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands Volume Three 1973-1999. ISBN 0-9522248-6-0.
  16. ^ "Compton Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Camp Hill Station". www.warwickshirerailways.com.
  18. ^ a b c d "Autumn 2025 opening as Camp Hill Line stations hit by further delays". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ Haynes, Jane (28 February 2023). "Hopes raised for two new rail stations in key locations". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Coundon Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Curzon Street Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Daimler Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  23. ^ "Daisy Bank Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  24. ^ "Darby End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  25. ^ "Darlaston Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  26. ^ "Darlaston (James Bridge) Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  27. ^ "Dudley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  28. ^ "Dunstall Park Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  29. ^ "Ettingshall Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  30. ^ "Gornal Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  31. ^ "Great Bridge North Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  32. ^ "Great Bridge South Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  33. ^ "Hagley Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  34. ^ "Handsworth & Smethwick Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  35. ^ "Harborne Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  36. ^ "Harts Hill Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  37. ^ "Hazelwell Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  38. ^ "Pineapple Road wins vote to be name of new station". www.bbc.co.uk.
  39. ^ "Moseley Village and Pineapple Road revealed as new railway station names confirmed". www.birminghammail.co.uk.
  40. ^ "Heath Town Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  41. ^ "Hockley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  42. ^ "Icknield Port Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  43. ^ "Kings Heath Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  44. ^ "Lifford Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  45. ^ "Monmore Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  46. ^ "Monument Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  47. ^ "Moseley Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  48. ^ "Moseley Village and Pineapple Road revealed as new railway station names confirmed". www.birminghammail.co.uk.
  49. ^ "Old Hill High Street Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  50. ^ "Pelsall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  51. ^ "Penns Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  52. ^ "Pensnett Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  53. ^ "Pleck Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  54. ^ "Priestfield Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  55. ^ "Rail around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Princes End and Coseley". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  56. ^ "Rood End Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  57. ^ "Rotton Park Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  58. ^ "Round Oak Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  59. ^ "Rushall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  60. ^ "Short Heath Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  61. ^ "Smethwick West Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  62. ^ "Soho Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  63. ^ "Soho & Winson Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  64. ^ "Somerset Road Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  65. ^ "Spon Lane Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  66. ^ "Streetly Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  67. ^ "Swan Village Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  68. ^ "Tettenhall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  69. ^ "Tipton Five Ways Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  70. ^ "Walsall Wood Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  71. ^ "Wednesbury Central Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  72. ^ "Wednesbury Town Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  73. ^ "Wednesfield Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  74. ^ "Wednesfield Heath Station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2006.
  75. ^ "West Bromwich Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  76. ^ "Willenhall Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  77. ^ "Willenhall Stafford Street Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  78. ^ "Windmill End Halt". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  79. ^ "Winson Green Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.
  80. ^ "Wolverhampton Low Level Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk.