- Black Lake Tunnel
Black Lake Tunnel is a 412 yard
railway tunnel on theWest Bromwich andWednesbury border, inEngland .Past
The tunnel was built by the
Great Western Railway for trains travelling between Snow Hill station inBirmingham and Low Level station inWolverhampton , and was one of two tunnels on that route, the other beingHockley Tunnel .The next stops after the Black Lake tunnel northbound was Wednesbury and Southbound was Swan Village, West Bromwich Central.
It fell out of use with the closure of the line in March 1972.
Present
In 1999, the line to Wolverhampton was re-opened as a light-rail (tram) line, the
Midland Metro , with the addition of overhead electrification. There are tram stops at either end of the pair of tunnelsThe Metro side of the tunnel is illuminated, to enable tram drivers to see the track ahead. The next stop northbound is
Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop , this used to be GWR Wednesbury Central Station. Southbound isBlack Lake tram stop .Location
The tunnel runs under open ground, and Hawthorn New Street, near its junction with the appropriately named Tunnel Street.
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