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North Walsall railway station

Disused railway stations in WalsallFormer Midland Railway stationsPages with no open date in Infobox stationRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1925Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872
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Site of North Walsall station shortly after it was filled in.
Site of North Walsall station shortly after it was filled in.

North Walsall railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the north Walsall areas of Birchills and Leamore. It was located west of Bloxwich Road in a cutting.The station closed in 1925, although the railway serving it remained open for a further 57 years, serving Birchills Power Station until its closure in October 1982, when the line closed.

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North Walsall railway station

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Site of North Walsall station shortly after it was filled in.
Site of North Walsall station shortly after it was filled in.
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