Willenhall Bilston Street railway station

Willenhall Bilston Street
Site of former station
Location	Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall England
Coordinates	52°34′56″N 2°03′12″W / 52.5822°N 2.0534°W / 52.5822; -2.0534Coordinates: 52°34′56″N 2°03′12″W / 52.5822°N 2.0534°W / 52.5822; -2.0534
Grid reference	SO964982
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1837	Opened[1]
1965	Closed[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 planned to reopen in 2023.

Closure[]

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.

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.^[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]

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.^[9]

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.^[10] It is currently planned that the station will reopen to passengers in 2023.^[11]

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.^[12]

References[]

External links[]

• West Midlands Local Transport Plan for the corridor^{[permanent dead link]}

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