Bilston Central railway station was a station on the

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via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was built in 1854 and served the town of

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in the West Midlands. It closed in 1972, with the end of passenger services on the Snow Hill and the line to

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, although goods trains continued to pass through the site of the station until this section of the line was closed in January 1983. It saw a second incarnation when a Midland Metro stop of the same name was opened a few hundred yards away in May 1999.

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Disused railway stations in Wolverhampton Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1972 1854 establishments in England {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub