Knowledge

Wombourn railway station

Source 📝

1978: 37: 2031: 1940: 741: 696: 553: 712: 606: 581: 797: 520: 207: 454: 818: 677: 634: 501: 463: 755: 669: 661: 643: 614: 599: 589: 574: 494: 790: 748: 703: 651: 546: 527: 826: 720: 471: 1952: 318:
in 1925 and closed in 1932. It was a grandiose affair with a goods yard and many station amenities. This, however, didn't stop poor patronage which led to the station's closure a mere seven years after opening. It remained in use for freight traffic until the line passing through the station was
417: 2111: 2106: 2072: 998: 322:
The building survives, however, and is now a tearoom, popular with walkers, and an information centre. It also is the second only station building to still be still in situ on the
2126: 2121: 2015: 927: 2091: 115: 410: 1955: 2101: 403: 2065: 1799: 1306: 1147: 991: 77: 1667: 1632: 1420: 224: 1766: 1541: 1531: 1206: 2008: 1465: 1056: 2058: 1864: 1594: 1493: 1475: 1291: 1248: 1099: 984: 2096: 1445: 1020: 1662: 1162: 1944: 1925: 1738: 1685: 1652: 1556: 271: 2001: 1700: 1536: 243: 1756: 1627: 1488: 1028: 959: 290: 935: 1849: 1761: 1211: 1180: 323: 250: 1902: 1897: 1789: 1311: 1874: 1718: 1599: 1061: 228: 1142: 1723: 1690: 1622: 1132: 257: 109: 1677: 1695: 1657: 1647: 1614: 1579: 1357: 1316: 1301: 435: 1841: 1604: 1450: 1362: 1231: 1152: 1107: 239: 1859: 1642: 1589: 1546: 1483: 1425: 1377: 1296: 1286: 1170: 1137: 1046: 1818: 1748: 1430: 1415: 1253: 1127: 1112: 367: 1977: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1826: 1804: 1794: 1551: 1516: 1460: 1387: 1382: 1367: 1281: 1188: 1066: 976: 1920: 1854: 1831: 1784: 1776: 1521: 1511: 1435: 1397: 1392: 1334: 1263: 1216: 1122: 217: 41:
The station building and platform at Wombourn, now a cafe and part of the South Staffordshire Railway Walk.
2038: 1733: 1526: 1440: 1221: 1084: 1051: 1038: 389: 1728: 1710: 1637: 1574: 1258: 1240: 1117: 1076: 375: 334: 329:
The station itself was named Wombourn, the standard spelling of the time, in preference to the spelling
315: 307: 152: 36: 264: 1912: 1584: 1455: 1372: 1339: 1273: 380: 1566: 1503: 1407: 1349: 1326: 59: 2116: 965: 955: 910: 880: 1198: 2042: 1985: 1012: 2085: 1008: 63: 2030: 206: 969: 914: 92: 79: 330: 55: 396: 338: 907:
Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology
764: 311: 980: 909:. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 463. 1984:
This article about a Staffordshire building or structure is a
200: 2046: 1989: 1911: 1873: 1840: 1817: 1775: 1747: 1709: 1676: 1613: 1565: 1502: 1474: 1406: 1348: 1325: 1272: 1239: 1230: 1197: 1179: 1161: 1098: 1075: 1037: 1019: 231:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 179: 171: 166: 158: 148: 143: 135: 130: 122: 108: 71: 51: 46: 23: 2112:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932 2107:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1925 337:, who feared confusion with the similarly named 613: 605: 598: 588: 580: 573: 333:. This is the result of a decision made by the 885:Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands 2066: 2009: 992: 411: 8: 2127:West Midlands (region) railway station stubs 2122:Staffordshire building and structure stubs 2073: 2059: 2016: 2002: 1236: 999: 985: 977: 443: 418: 404: 35: 20: 2092:Disused railway stations in Staffordshire 2037:This article on a railway station in the 306:was the main intermediate station on the 291:Learn how and when to remove this message 346: 875: 873: 869: 401: 1476:Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension 1100:Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 719: 711: 2102:Former Great Western Railway stations 1021:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 7: 2027: 2025: 1974: 1972: 1951: 1163:London, Midland and Scottish Railway 950:Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). 668: 660: 229:adding citations to reliable sources 825: 817: 650: 642: 470: 462: 381:"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) 14: 16:Former railway station in England 2029: 1976: 1950: 1939: 1938: 1181:London and North Western Railway 954:. Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. 824: 816: 795: 788: 753: 746: 739: 718: 710: 701: 694: 675: 667: 659: 649: 641: 632: 612: 604: 597: 587: 579: 572: 551: 544: 525: 519: 518: 499: 492: 469: 461: 452: 324:South Staffordshire Railway Walk 205: 740: 695: 453: 216:needs additional citations for 1875:Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway 796: 676: 633: 500: 1: 754: 552: 493: 2097:South Staffordshire District 2045:. You can help Knowledge by 1988:. You can help Knowledge by 1307:Ford Green & Smallthorne 789: 747: 702: 545: 526: 1842:South Staffordshire Railway 1232:North Staffordshire Railway 1007:Closed railway stations in 952:Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury 2143: 2024: 1971: 1633:Hartshill and Basford Halt 240:"Wombourn railway station" 1934: 1819:Shropshire Union Railways 834: 808: 804: 782: 768:(station & signalbox) 762: 733: 728: 688: 684: 626: 622: 564: 560: 538: 534: 512: 508: 486: 479: 446: 388: 374: 366: 195: 191: 187: 34: 1542:Newchapel and Goldenhill 1532:Kidsgrove Liverpool Road 319:closed on 24 June 1965. 304:Wombourn railway station 1615:Stoke to Market Drayton 314:. It was opened by the 1865:Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay 1494:Stretton and Claymills 1421:Carter's Crossing Halt 1292:Bucknall and Northwood 1249:Audley and Bignall End 1039:Grand Junction Railway 1077:Great Western Railway 905:Quick, M. E. (2002). 376:Great Western Railway 335:Great Western Railway 316:Great Western Railway 308:Wombourne Branch Line 162:Great Western Railway 153:Great Western Railway 2039:West Midlands region 1913:Trent Valley Railway 1749:Trentham Park branch 1663:Newcastle-under-Lyme 225:improve this article 1926:Milford and Brocton 1739:Weston and Ingestre 1686:Mount Pleasant Halt 1653:Liverpool Road Halt 881:"Wombourne Station" 89: /  60:South Staffordshire 47:General information 1777:Waterhouses branch 1701:Whieldon Road Halt 1537:Market Street Halt 362:Following station 350:Preceding station 310:, situated at the 93:52.5432°N 2.1927°W 2054: 2053: 1997: 1996: 1966: 1965: 1813: 1812: 1757:Hanford Road Halt 1678:Stoke to Stafford 1628:Crown Street Halt 1489:Rolleston-on-Dove 1029:Barton and Walton 861: 860: 857: 856: 777: 776: 395: 394: 383: 356:Disused railways 301: 300: 293: 275: 199: 198: 131:Other information 2134: 2075: 2068: 2061: 2033: 2026: 2018: 2011: 2004: 1980: 1973: 1954: 1953: 1942: 1941: 1850:Wichnor Junction 1762:Trentham Gardens 1711:Stone to Colwich 1237: 1212:Wichnor Junction 1001: 994: 987: 978: 973: 939: 934:. Archived from 919: 918: 902: 896: 895: 893: 891: 877: 828: 827: 820: 819: 799: 798: 792: 791: 765: 757: 756: 750: 749: 743: 742: 722: 721: 714: 713: 705: 704: 698: 697: 679: 678: 671: 670: 663: 662: 653: 652: 645: 644: 636: 635: 616: 615: 608: 607: 601: 600: 591: 590: 583: 582: 576: 575: 555: 554: 548: 547: 529: 528: 522: 521: 503: 502: 496: 495: 473: 472: 465: 464: 456: 455: 444: 420: 413: 406: 397: 379: 347: 296: 289: 285: 282: 276: 274: 233: 209: 201: 149:Original company 118: 104: 103: 101: 100: 99: 98:52.5432; -2.1927 94: 90: 87: 86: 85: 82: 39: 21: 2142: 2141: 2137: 2136: 2135: 2133: 2132: 2131: 2082: 2081: 2080: 2079: 2023: 2022: 1969: 1967: 1962: 1930: 1907: 1903:Stafford Common 1898:Salt and Sandon 1869: 1836: 1809: 1790:Caldon Low Halt 1771: 1743: 1705: 1672: 1609: 1561: 1498: 1470: 1402: 1344: 1321: 1312:Knypersley Halt 1274:Biddulph Valley 1268: 1226: 1199:Midland Railway 1193: 1175: 1157: 1094: 1071: 1033: 1015: 1005: 962: 949: 946: 944:Further reading 938:on 16 May 2008. 926: 923: 922: 904: 903: 899: 889: 887: 879: 878: 871: 866: 837: 830: 829: 822: 821: 800: 793: 758: 751: 744: 724: 723: 716: 715: 706: 699: 680: 673: 672: 665: 664: 655: 654: 647: 646: 637: 618: 617: 610: 609: 602: 593: 592: 585: 584: 577: 556: 549: 530: 523: 504: 497: 482: 475: 474: 467: 466: 457: 438: 429: 428: 424: 378: 344: 297: 286: 280: 277: 234: 232: 222: 210: 114: 97: 95: 91: 88: 83: 80: 78: 76: 75: 66: 42: 30: 29: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2140: 2138: 2130: 2129: 2124: 2119: 2114: 2109: 2104: 2099: 2094: 2084: 2083: 2078: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2055: 2052: 2051: 2034: 2021: 2020: 2013: 2006: 1998: 1995: 1994: 1981: 1964: 1963: 1961: 1960: 1948: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1929: 1928: 1923: 1917: 1915: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1879: 1877: 1871: 1870: 1868: 1867: 1862: 1857: 1852: 1846: 1844: 1838: 1837: 1835: 1834: 1829: 1823: 1821: 1815: 1814: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1781: 1779: 1773: 1772: 1770: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1753: 1751: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1719:Aston-by-Stone 1715: 1713: 1707: 1706: 1704: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1682: 1680: 1674: 1673: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1619: 1617: 1611: 1610: 1608: 1607: 1602: 1600:Stockton Brook 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1571: 1569: 1563: 1562: 1560: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1514: 1508: 1506: 1504:Potteries Loop 1500: 1499: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1480: 1478: 1472: 1471: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1412: 1410: 1408:Crewe to Derby 1404: 1403: 1401: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1354: 1352: 1350:Churnet Valley 1346: 1345: 1343: 1342: 1337: 1331: 1329: 1327:Cheadle branch 1323: 1322: 1320: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1278: 1276: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1245: 1243: 1234: 1228: 1227: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1203: 1201: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1185: 1183: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1173: 1167: 1165: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1104: 1102: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1092: 1087: 1081: 1079: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1062:Standon Bridge 1059: 1054: 1049: 1043: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1025: 1023: 1017: 1016: 1013:Stoke-on-Trent 1006: 1004: 1003: 996: 989: 981: 975: 974: 960: 945: 942: 941: 940: 928:"Railway walk" 921: 920: 897: 868: 867: 865: 862: 859: 858: 855: 854: 852: 850: 848: 846: 844: 842: 839: 838: 835: 833: 831: 823: 815: 814: 813: 811: 809: 806: 805: 803: 801: 794: 787: 785: 783: 780: 779: 775: 774: 770: 769: 761: 759: 752: 745: 738: 736: 734: 731: 730: 727: 725: 717: 709: 708: 707: 700: 693: 691: 689: 686: 685: 683: 681: 674: 666: 658: 657: 656: 648: 640: 639: 638: 631: 629: 627: 624: 623: 621: 619: 611: 603: 596: 595: 594: 586: 578: 571: 570: 569: 567: 565: 562: 561: 559: 557: 550: 543: 541: 539: 536: 535: 533: 531: 524: 517: 515: 513: 510: 509: 507: 505: 498: 491: 489: 487: 484: 483: 480: 478: 476: 468: 460: 459: 458: 451: 449: 447: 440: 439: 434: 431: 430: 426: 425: 423: 422: 415: 408: 400: 393: 392: 387: 384: 373: 370: 364: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 299: 298: 213: 211: 204: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 188: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 112: 110:Grid reference 106: 105: 73: 69: 68: 53: 49: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 26: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2139: 2128: 2125: 2123: 2120: 2118: 2115: 2113: 2110: 2108: 2105: 2103: 2100: 2098: 2095: 2093: 2090: 2089: 2087: 2076: 2071: 2069: 2064: 2062: 2057: 2056: 2050: 2048: 2044: 2040: 2035: 2032: 2028: 2019: 2014: 2012: 2007: 2005: 2000: 1999: 1993: 1991: 1987: 1982: 1979: 1975: 1970: 1959: 1958: 1949: 1947: 1946: 1937: 1936: 1933: 1927: 1924: 1922: 1919: 1918: 1916: 1914: 1910: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1872: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1847: 1845: 1843: 1839: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1824: 1822: 1820: 1816: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1774: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1754: 1752: 1750: 1746: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1724:Great Haywood 1722: 1720: 1717: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1708: 1702: 1699: 1697: 1694: 1692: 1691:Norton Bridge 1689: 1687: 1684: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1675: 1669: 1666: 1664: 1661: 1659: 1656: 1654: 1651: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1629: 1626: 1624: 1623:Brampton Halt 1621: 1620: 1618: 1616: 1612: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1572: 1570: 1568: 1567:Stoke to Leek 1564: 1558: 1557:Waterloo Road 1555: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1513: 1510: 1509: 1507: 1505: 1501: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1473: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1409: 1405: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1351: 1347: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1330: 1328: 1324: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1279: 1277: 1275: 1271: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1241:Audley branch 1238: 1235: 1233: 1229: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1196: 1190: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1178: 1172: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1133:Redhurst Halt 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1097: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1074: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1042: 1040: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1009:Staffordshire 1002: 997: 995: 990: 988: 983: 982: 979: 971: 967: 963: 961:9781906008444 957: 953: 948: 947: 943: 937: 933: 929: 925: 924: 916: 912: 908: 901: 898: 886: 882: 876: 874: 870: 863: 853: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 840: 832: 812: 810: 807: 802: 786: 784: 781: 772: 771: 767: 766: 760: 737: 735: 732: 726: 692: 690: 687: 682: 630: 628: 625: 620: 568: 566: 563: 558: 542: 540: 537: 532: 516: 514: 511: 506: 490: 488: 485: 477: 450: 448: 445: 442: 441: 437: 433: 432: 421: 416: 414: 409: 407: 402: 399: 398: 391: 385: 382: 377: 371: 369: 365: 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 348: 345: 342: 340: 336: 332: 327: 325: 320: 317: 313: 309: 305: 295: 292: 284: 281:February 2022 273: 270: 266: 263: 259: 256: 252: 249: 245: 242: –  241: 237: 236:Find sources: 230: 226: 220: 219: 214:This article 212: 208: 203: 202: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 165: 161: 159:Post-grouping 157: 154: 151: 147: 142: 138: 134: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 111: 107: 102: 74: 70: 65: 64:Staffordshire 61: 57: 54: 50: 45: 38: 33: 22: 19: 2047:expanding it 2036: 1990:expanding it 1983: 1968: 1956: 1943: 1696:Sideway Halt 1658:Madeley Road 1648:Knutton Halt 1580:Fenton Manor 1358:Alton Towers 1317:Mossley Halt 1302:Fenton Manor 1089: 951: 936:the original 932:Kingswinford 931: 906: 900: 888:. Retrieved 884: 343: 328: 321: 303: 302: 287: 278: 268: 261: 254: 247: 235: 223:Please help 218:verification 215: 18: 1800:Waterhouses 1605:Wall Grange 1451:Marchington 1363:Cliffe Park 1153:Wetton Mill 1148:Waterhouses 1143:Thor's Cave 1108:Beeston Tor 96: / 72:Coordinates 2086:Categories 1860:Hammerwich 1668:Silverdale 1643:Keele Park 1590:Leek Brook 1547:Pitts Hill 1484:Horninglow 1426:Chatterley 1378:Leek Brook 1297:Chell Halt 1287:Black Bull 1171:Cold Meece 1138:Sparrowlee 1047:Four Ashes 864:References 836:line South 481:line North 251:newspapers 81:52°32′36″N 2117:Wombourne 1945:Transport 1431:Cresswell 1416:Bromshall 1254:Halmerend 1128:Hulme End 1113:Butterton 970:286385795 915:931112387 729:Wombourn 368:Penn Halt 331:Wombourne 167:Key dates 123:Platforms 84:2°11′34″W 56:Wombourne 27:Wombourne 1893:Ingestre 1888:Grindley 1883:Chartley 1827:Haughton 1805:Winkhill 1795:Ipstones 1767:Trentham 1552:Tunstall 1517:Cobridge 1461:Normacot 1388:Rocester 1383:Oakamoor 1368:Denstone 1282:Biddulph 1207:Branston 1189:Armitage 1090:Wombourn 1067:Whitmore 890:29 March 427:Wombourn 339:Wimborne 116:SO869939 52:Location 1957:Commons 1921:Colwich 1855:Alrewas 1832:Gnosall 1785:Bradnop 1522:Etruria 1512:Burslem 1466:Sudbury 1436:Etruria 1398:Rushton 1393:Rudyard 1335:Cheadle 1264:Leycett 1217:Croxall 1123:Grindon 1057:Madeley 386:  372:  359:  353:  265:scholar 144:History 139:Disused 67:England 1734:Sandon 1595:Milton 1527:Hanley 1441:Fenton 1222:Elford 1085:Himley 1052:Gailey 968:  958:  913:  778: 773:  436:Legend 390:Himley 312:Bratch 267:  260:  253:  246:  238:  183:Closed 175:Opened 136:Status 2041:is a 1729:Hixon 1638:Keele 1575:Endon 1446:Leigh 1259:Keele 1118:Ecton 763: 272:JSTOR 258:books 2043:stub 1986:stub 1585:Leek 1456:Meir 1373:Leek 1340:Tean 1011:and 966:OCLC 956:ISBN 911:OCLC 892:2017 244:news 180:1932 172:1925 227:by 2088:: 964:. 930:. 883:. 872:^ 341:. 326:. 62:, 58:, 2074:e 2067:t 2060:v 2049:. 2017:e 2010:t 2003:v 1992:. 1000:e 993:t 986:v 972:. 917:. 894:. 419:e 412:t 405:v 294:) 288:( 283:) 279:( 269:· 262:· 255:· 248:· 221:. 126:2

Index


Wombourne
South Staffordshire
Staffordshire
52°32′36″N 2°11′34″W / 52.5432°N 2.1927°W / 52.5432; -2.1927
Grid reference
SO869939
Great Western Railway

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Wombourn railway station"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
Wombourne Branch Line
Bratch
Great Western Railway
South Staffordshire Railway Walk
Wombourne
Great Western Railway
Wimborne
Penn Halt
Great Western Railway
"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)
Himley

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.