Four Ashes railway station
Four Ashes | |
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Location | |
Place | Four Ashes |
Area | South Staffordshire |
Coordinates | 52°40′22″N 2°07′29″W / 52.6729°N 2.1246°WCoordinates: 52°40′22″N 2°07′29″W / 52.6729°N 2.1246°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1837 | Opened |
1959 | Closed to passenger traffic |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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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 | ||
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Bushbury | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway |
Gailey |
References
- Staffordshire Past Track: Four Ashes Railway Station image
- Railway Stations and Pub Names
- Artifact Rescue
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