Gornal Halt railway station
Gornal Halt was a small railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line.[2] It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932.[1] The halt served the nearby village of Gornal Wood. The railway passing through the site remained open until 1968.
Gornal Halt | |
|---|---|
 The site of Gornal Halt, now under the newly built Himley View housing estate. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pensnett, Dudley England |
| Coordinates | 52.5092°N 2.1422°W |
| Grid reference | SO904901 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1925 | Opened[1] |
| 1932 | Closed[1] |
The South Staffordshire Railway Walk ends around the Gornal Halt area and the site of Gornal Halt towards Pensnett Halt railway station has become "Himley View", which is a mix of a housing estate and industrial estates.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himley | Great Western Railway "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) |
Pensnett Halt |
References
- "Gornal Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- Williams, J. Ned (1969). By rail to Wombourn. Uralia Press. ISBN 9780950053301. OCLC 5172527.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. fig. 50. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
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