Rushall (West Midlands) railway station

Rushall
Location
Place Rushall
Area Walsall
Coordinates 52°36′23″N 1°58′06″W / 52.6065°N 1.9683°W / 52.6065; -1.9683Coordinates: 52°36′23″N 1°58′06″W / 52.6065°N 1.9683°W / 52.6065; -1.9683
Operations
Original company South Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1849 Opened
1909 Closed
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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Rushall railway station was a station on the South Staffordshire Line. It was opened in 1849. It was the first station to fall on the line, closing in 1909. The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Railway, which later became London, Midland and Scottish Railway (through amalgamation of the London and North Western Railway).

The station was situated on a level crossing in Harden Road, roughly on the border of Walsall and Bloxwich townships. Trains continued to pass through the site more than 70 years after the station's closure, with the line remaining open to goods trains until December 1983. The track was lifted in 1985, with the trackbed being converted into a pedestrian walkway and the site of the station now being occupied by a road realignment.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Pelsall   South Staffordshire Railway
Later LNWR, then LMS, finally BR
South Staffs Line (1849-1965)
  Walsall

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