Gornal Halt railway station
Gornal Halt | |
|---|---|
 The site of Gornal Halt, now under the newly built Himley View housing estate. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pensnett, Dudley England |
| Coordinates | 52°30′33″N 2°08′32″W / 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] |
Gornal Halt was a small railway stop on the
Gornal Wood
. The railway passing through the site remained open until 1968.
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 | "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)
|
Pensnett Halt |
References
- ^ a b c "Gornal Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- OCLC 5172527.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. fig. 50. OCLC 286385795.
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