Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton)

Former railway station in England

Portobello railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.^[1] It served the Portobello area of Willenhall, and was located near to the level crossing on Noose Lane

The station closed in 1873 due to being unprofitable.^[2] The lines through the station are in use today as part of the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line.

There have been recent proposals to examine reopening of the station,.^[3]

References

1. "Portobello Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands.
2. "The History of Portobello". University of Wolverhampton. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006.
3. "(untitled)". West Midlands Local Transport Plan.^{[dead link]}