Rail Wolverhampton

wolverhampton railway station

the first station in city centre opened shrewsbury , birmingham railway in 1849. station intended temporary, , located on north side of wednesfield road beside broad street basin. station constructed opening of wolverhampton high level delayed. station closed in 1852, , demolished in mid-1970s. in addition temporary station, wolverhampton railway works established in 1849 shrewsbury , birmingham railway , became northern division workshop of great western railway in 1854.

the permanent station on line opened on 24 june 1852, , known wolverhampton general, before being renamed wolverhampton queen street in 1853, , wolverhampton high level in 1855. station joint station between shrewsbury , birmingham railway , london , north western railway, though there problems in relationships between 2 companies, , station became solely lnwr in 1854 before wolverhampton , walsall railway (later part of midland railway) gained access station in 1867. original high level station demolished in 1965 part of electification of west coast mainline, , replaced current buildings on site.

two years after opening of high level station, oxford, worcester , wolverhampton railway (oww) opened city centre station east of high level. called wolverhampton joint, renamed wolverhampton low level in 1856. oww, station served birmingham, wolverhampton , dudley railway , shrewsbury , birmingham railway. first 2 companies supported great western railway, broad gauge track laid station, meaning wolverhampton low level became northerly station on broad gauge network before being converted standard gauge in 1869. despite being featured in second beeching report, development of major railway trunk routes in february 1965 being on line earmarked further investment, services withdrawn progressively low level starting in 1967 after had been transferred administratively western region of british railways london midland region. london services transferred newly-electrified high level station. low level converted parcels concentration depot in 1970, , final passenger services withdrawn in 1972. these services (to , birmingham snow hill) suspended , never legally withdrawn british rail, , technically station still open.

dunstall park railway station in 1958

there number of suburban stations in wolverhampton – including dunstall park , bushbury north of city centre; tettenhall , compton west side of city on gwr s wombourne branch line; wednesfield , heath town on wolverhampton , walsall railway; portobello on walsall wolverhampton line; priestfield , bilston central on birmingham snow hill wolverhampton low level line; , bilston west , daisy bank on oxford-worcester-wolverhampton line. today, of suburban rail stations within city have been closed, although coseley, codsall , bilbrook outside boundaries.

the former high level station, known wolverhampton station today 1 of major stations on west coast main line. has regular rail services london euston, birmingham new street , manchester piccadilly, other major cities in uk. in addition long-distance services, there many local services, including on cambrian line wales, walsall wolverhampton line walsall, wolverhampton shrewsbury line telford , shrewsbury; , rugby-birmingham-stafford line stafford , coventry.

the 1960s buildings of station proposed redevelopment, main station buildings being demolished in project called wolverhampton interchange. due open in 2012, work has been delayed whilst funding sought.