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Four Ashes railway station
Four Ashes railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1]: 28 It served the small village of Four Ashes, Staffordshire, 6 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the A449 road, on Station Drive. It was also the closest station to the villages of Coven and Featherstone as well as the town of Brewood.
Four Ashes | |
|---|---|
Site of Four Ashes station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Four Ashes, South Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°40′22″N 2°07′29″W / 52.672879°N 2.124706°WCoordinates: 52°40′22″N 2°07′29″W / 52.672879°N 2.124706°W |
| Grid reference | SJ916084 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1837 | Opened |
| 1959 | Closed to passenger traffic |
The station closed in 1959, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushbury | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway | Gailey |
References
- ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
- Staffordshire Past Track: Four Ashes Railway Station image
- Railway Stations and Pub Names