Four Ashes railway station
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Four Ashes railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway
in 1837. It served the small village of Four Ashes
, Staffordshire
, 6 miles north of Wolverhampton
City Centre, and was located near to the A449 road
, on Station Drive.
The station closed in 1959, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
loop from the West Coast Main Line
still runs through the site of the station today.
Grand Junction Railway
The Grand Junction Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was merged into the London and North Western Railway...
in 1837. It served the small village of Four Ashes
Four Ashes, Staffordshire
Four Ashes is a village in Staffordshire, England, located about four miles west of Cannock.Until 1959 the village was the location of Four Ashes railway station on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line of the Grand Junction Railway. The station is now closed however the railway line still runs past...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, 6 miles north of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
City Centre, and was located near to the A449 road
A449 road
The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from junction 24 of the M4 motorway at Newport in South Wales to Stafford in Staffordshire....
, on Station Drive.
The station closed in 1959, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
The Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line is a railway line in central England. It is a loop off the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Stafford via the West Midlands cities of Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.-Places served:The cities, towns and villages served by the line are listed...
loop from the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
still runs through the site of the station today.