Gailey railway station
Former railway station in England
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Gailey railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1]: 29 It served the small village of Gailey, Staffordshire, 7 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the junction of the A5 and A449 roads.
Gailey | |||||
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Gailey station site in 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gailey, South Staffordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.6917°N 2.1282°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ914104 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Grand Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1837 | Opened as Spread Eagle | ||||
| 1881 | Renamed to Gailey | ||||
| 1951 | Closed to passenger traffic | ||||
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The original name of the station was Spread Eagle railway station, and was named after a nearby pub. It was renamed Gailey in 1881.
The station closed in 1951, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Four Ashes | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway |
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