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Blowers Green railway station information


Blowers Green railway station was a station on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line in Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Blowers Green
Blowers Green station building in 2004
General information
LocationDudley, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°30′15″N 2°05′04″W / 52.5042°N 2.0844°W / 52.5042; -2.0844
Grid referenceSO944896
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1878Opened as Netherton[1]
1878Renamed Dudley Southside and Netherton[2]
1 August 1921Renamed Blowers Green[1]
30 July 1962Closed to passengers[1]
1965Closed as an emergency escape point
  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Blowers Green". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Blowers Green Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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