Four Ashes railway station
Four Ashes | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | South Staffordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°40′24″N 2°07′28″W / 52.6734°N 2.1245°W |
| Managed by | London and North Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Grand Junction Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1837 | Opened |
| 1959 | Closed to passenger traffic |
Four Ashes railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1]: 28 It served the small village of Four Ashes, Staffordshire, 6 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the A449 road, on Station Drive.
The station closed in 1959, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushbury | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway |
Gailey |
References
- ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
- Staffordshire Past Track: Four Ashes Railway Station image
- Railway Stations and Pub Names
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