Swan Village railway station

Swan Village railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened in 1854.[1] It was the junction station where the Dudley Branch of the line diverged from the main line. Its location is distinguished by the angled supports for the road bridge at the former station site.

Swan Village
The site of the station in 2017
General information
Location	Swan Village, Sandwell England
Coordinates	52.5284°N 2.0101°W / 52.5284; -2.0101
Grid reference	SO994922
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened[1]
1972	Closed[1]

Swan Village former station site, now part of the Midland Metro

The station was rebuilt between 1959 and 1961 to the designs of the British Rail Western Region architect Ray Moorcroft.[2]

The Dudley branch closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, but Swan Village remained open until 1972 and the closure of the main line.[1] A level crossing was situated at one end of the station, and Black Lake tram stop on the Midland Metro route is situated on the other side of this crossing.