Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton)
Former railway station in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the former Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Portobello station in Edinburgh, see Portobello railway station (E&DR). For the former North British Railway Portobello station in Edinburgh, see Portobello railway station (NBR).
Portobello railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1] It served the Portobello area of Willenhall, and was located near to the level crossing on Noose Lane
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Portobello | |
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General information | |
Location | Portobello, Willenhall, Wolverhampton England |
Coordinates | 52.5852°N 2.0747°W / 52.5852; -2.0747 |
Grid reference | SO950985 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1837 | Opened |
1873 | Closed to passenger traffic |
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The station closed in 1873 due to being unprofitable.[2] The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line.
There have been recent proposals to examine reopening of the station,.[3]