Short Heath
General information
LocationShort Heath, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
England
Coordinates52°35′32″N 2°02′21″W / 52.5923°N 2.0393°W / 52.5923; -2.0393
Grid referenceSO974993
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1872Opened[1]
5 January 1931Closed to passengers[1]
7 December 1964Closed[1]

Short Heath railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872,[2] and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the area of Short Heath, to the north east of Willenhall, although it was located well to the south of Short Heath itself.

The station closed in 1931 for passengers and for freight on 7 December 1964.[1]

Station site today

The station site is now a small hill near Willenhall Fire Station with the trackbed to the north converted into a public footpath and the trackbed towards Willenhall was removed and is now a slope towards small industrial units.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Willenhall Stafford Street   Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Later Midland Railway 		  Bentley

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name:Short Heath". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Short Heath Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.


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