Gailey railway station

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Gailey
Location
Location	Gailey
Area	South Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°41′32″N 2°07′42″W / 52.6922, -2.1282Coordinates: 52°41′32″N 2°07′42″W / 52.6922, -2.1282
Operations
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1837	Opened as Spread Eagle
1881	Renamed to Gailey
1951	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
UK Railways Portal

Gailey railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837. It served the small village of Gailey, Staffordshire, 7 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the junction of the A5 and A449 roads.

The original name of the station was Spread Eagle railway station, and was named after a nearby pub. It was renamed Gailey in 1881.

The station closed in 1951, 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
Four Ashes		London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway		Penkridge

[edit] References

• Staffordshire Past Track: Gailey Railway Station image
• Railway Stations and Pub Names
• British History: Penkridge