Dunstall Park railway station
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Down freight passing Dunstall Park station in 1958
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| Location | |
| Place | Wolverhampton |
| Area | Wolverhampton |
| Coordinates | 52°36′00″N 2°07′42″W / 52.5999°N 2.1282°WCoordinates: 52°36′00″N 2°07′42″W / 52.5999°N 2.1282°W |
| Grid reference | SJ914002 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 December 1896 | Opened |
| 4 March 1968 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Dunstall Park railway station was a station north of Wolverhampton Low Level railway station on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. The station opened on 1 December 1896.Stafford Road engine shed and works and Oxley shed were nearby. It saw high traffic due to the nearby Wolverhampton Racecourse but closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were switched to Wolverhampton High Level.
It was the first stop north from the Low Level station, and was served by local trains towards Shrewsbury, as well as those on the Wombourne Branch Line to Stourbridge.
Up goods including a dead engine in 1962
Down goods train passing under the LMR viaduct in 1962
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