Princes End and Coseley railway station

52°32′29″N 2°04′22″W / 52.5413°N 2.0729°W / 52.5413; -2.0729Grid referenceSO951937Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1853Opened as Princes End^[1]1936Renamed as Princes End & Coseley^[1]1962Closed^[1]

Princes End and Coseley railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1853.^[1] It was one of two stations in Princes End, but was situated closer to Coseley, which influenced the decision in 1936 to add the 'and Coseley' tag on the end of the station name. It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962, along with the passenger services along the line, although the line remained open to goods trains until 22 September 1968.^[2]

The site of the station is now a small nature walk. The other side towards Tipton Five Ways has been filled in and is now mostly occupied by housing and industrial outlets.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Daisy Bank		Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Later Great Western Railway, then British Rail Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton (1852-1962)		Tipton Five Ways

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 93-94. ISBN 978-1-906008-16-1. OCLC 261924375.