Willenhall Bilston Street railway station


Willenhall Bilston Street railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837. It served the town of Willenhall, and was located just to the south of the town centre. It was one of two railway stations in the town - the other being Willenhall Stafford Street.

Closure

The station closed in 1965, and there is little evidence of the existence at the site. The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line.

Potential reopening

There were proposals within the West Midlands Local Transport plan to reopen the station for passenger traffic, but these have been shelved. In December 2016 as part of the New Station Fund 2 project the West Midlands County Council put proposals in to reopen the station to passenger services. Andy Street pledged in his mayoral campaign to reopen the station, however there is still no timeline.
In September 2017, the West Midlands Combined Authority proposed that the station along with would reopen by 2027 as part of a £4 billion transport plan.
In March 2018, the station was awarded funding to reopen and would be the first time Willenhall has had a rail connection in over 40 years. Transport minister Chris Grayling has confirmed it will reopen.
It is currently planned that the station will reopen to passengers in December 2021.
Planning applications for the two stations were formally submitted in March 2020.