Bushbury railway station was a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
opened by the
London and North Western Railway on 2 August 1852. It served the
Bushbury
Bushbury is a suburban village and ward in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. It lies two miles north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, divided between the Bushbury North and Bushbury South and Low Hill wards. Bushbury ...
area of
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...
, and near to the junction of Showell Road and Bushbury Lane.
The station was located within the Bushbury Junction complex, and was between the Grand Junction line to
Wednesfield Heath and the later
Stour Valley Line
The Stour Valley Line is the present-day name given to the railway line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, in England. It was authorised as the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway in 1836; the title was often shortened to the ...
to
Wolverhampton High Level; and just to the north of the connecting line to
Wolverhampton Low Level.
The station closed in 1912.
References
West Midlands Local Transport Plan Corridor U study (PDF)Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society: Bushbury in the 19th Century
Disused railway stations in Wolverhampton
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1912
1852 establishments in England
Former London and North Western Railway stations
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