West Bromwich railway station

West Bromwich
General information
Location	West Bromwich, Sandwell England
Coordinates	52.5170°N 1.9952°W / 52.5170; -1.9952
Grid reference	SP004910
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened[1]
1972	Closed[1]
1999	Re-opened as West Bromwich Central Tram Stop

West Bromwich station site, now occupied by West Bromwich Central tram stop and the Midland Metro

West Bromwich railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It opened in 1854^[1] and served the town of West Bromwich in the English West Midlands. It was closed along with the line in 1972.^[1][2]

Site Today

West Bromwich town centre's rail link with Birmingham and Wolverhampton was restored in 1999 with the opening of the Midland Metro station known as West Bromwich Central. It wasn't until building work for this project began in the late 1990s that the remaining heavy rail architecture was removed.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Swan Village		Great Western Railway Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972)		The Hawthorns

References

1. "West Bromwich Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 447. OCLC 931112387.