Dunstall Park railway station
| Dunstall Park | |
|---|---|
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Down freight passing Dunstall Park station in 1958 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wolverhampton |
| Area | Wolverhampton |
| Coordinates | 52°36′00″N 2°07′42″W / 52.6001°N 2.1283°WCoordinates: 52°36′00″N 2°07′42″W / 52.6001°N 2.1283°W |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1896 | Opened |
| 1968 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Dunstall Park railway station was a station north of Wolverhampton Low Level railway station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. It saw high traffic due to the nearby Wolverhampton Racecourse but closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were switched to Wolverhampton High Level.
It was the first stop north from the Low Level station, and was served by local trains towards Shrewsbury, as well as those on the Wombourne Branch Line to Stourbridge.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Low Level | Great Western Railway "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) |
Tettenhall | ||
| Great Western Railway Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968) |
Bilbrook | |||
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Up goods including a dead engine in 1962
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Down goods train passing under the LMR viaduct in 1962
References
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dunstall Park railway station
- Whittaker, Nicholas (1995). "Chapter 2". Platform Souls. London: Gollancz.