Short Heath railway station
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Short Heath | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Short Heath, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall England |
| Coordinates | 52°35′32″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5923°N 2.0393°W |
| Grid reference | SO974993 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1872 | Opened[1] |
| 5 January 1931 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed[1] |
Short Heath railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872,[2] and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the area of Short Heath, to the north east of Willenhall, although it was located well to the south of Short Heath itself.
The station closed in 1931 for passengers and for freight on 7 December 1964.[1]
Station site today
[edit]The station site is now a small hill near Willenhall Fire Station with the trackbed to the north converted into a public footpath and the trackbed towards Willenhall was removed and is now a slope towards small industrial units.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willenhall Stafford Street | Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway Later Midland Railway | Bentley |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Station Name:Short Heath". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Short Heath Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Industry - Short Heath station". Willenhall History Society. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.
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