- Pelsall railway station
Infobox UK disused station| name = Pelsall
line =South Staffordshire Railway | manager =London and North Western Railway
locale =Pelsall | borough = Walsall
latitude = 52.6243| longitude = -1.9643| platforms = 2| years1 =1849 | events1 = Opened
years3 =1965 | events3 = Closed|Pelsall railway station was a station on the
South Staffordshire Line . It was opened in 1849. It closed as part of theBeeching Axe in 1965. The station was built and served by theSouth Staffordshire Railway , which later becameLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway (through amalgamation of theLondon and North Western Railway ).This was one of the three closed stations on this route that remained open beyond the closure of the South Staffordshire route as part of the
Burton-Wolverhampton line that fell, also as part of the Beeching Axe, less than a year later.References
* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/pelsall.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Pelsall Station]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/southstaffsrailway/index/htm Bring Back our railway including a Pelsall Station!]
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