Wombourn railway station

Wombourne
The surviving station building in 2006
Location
Place	Wombourne
Area	South Staffordshire, Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°32′36″N 2°11′34″W / 52.5432°N 2.1927°W / 52.5432; -2.1927Coordinates: 52°32′36″N 2°11′34″W / 52.5432°N 2.1927°W / 52.5432; -2.1927
Grid reference	SO869939
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1925	Opened[1]
1932	Closed[1]
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Wombourn railway station was the main intermediate station on the Wombourne Branch Line, situated at the Bratch. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. It was a grandiose affair with a goods yard and many station amenities. This, however, didn't stop poor patronage which led to the station's closure a mere seven years after opening. It remained in use for freight traffic until the line passing through the station was closed on 24 June 1965.

The building survives, however, and is now a tearoom, popular with walkers, and an information centre.

The station itself was named Wombourn, the standard spelling of the time, in preference to the spelling Wombourne. This is the result of a decision made by the Great Western Railway, who feared confusion with the similarly named Wimborne.

Wombourn railway station
Line North Wombourn(station & signalbox) Line South

References

• "Railway walk". Kingswinford. Archived from the original on 16 August 2008. 

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.