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Due to funding constraints, it was decided to terminate Line 2 in Brierley Hill, and later Stourbridge, with the first section from Wednesbury to Dudley opening first. In early 2017, work began to clear vegetation and disused track from the former railway line. The line will be completed by 2025. The estimated cost of Line 2 is now £449 ...
The Stourbridge Line (reporting mark DLS) is a shortline railroad that operates 25 miles (40 km) of former Erie Lackawanna Railroad trackage between Honesdale and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where it connects with Norfolk Southern Railway. The line was previously owned by the Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association and operated under contract ...
The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.It is the shortest railway line in Britain. It is widely believed to be the shortest line in Europe to host a daily service, [1] although this is incorrect; it is notably beaten by the branch line to Friedrichshafen Hafen, in Germany.
From here, it is around 30 minutes to Birmingham, 30 minutes to Worcester and between two and 2.5 hours to London. The other station, Stourbridge Town, is served only by a shuttle to and from Stourbridge Junction. At just over 1 ⁄ 2 mi (800 m), the Stourbridge Town Branch Line is believed to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. [13]
The line was constructed by the GWR and opened in 1854; the Birmingham station was Snow Hill and the Wolverhampton station was later named Low Level. A branch towards Dudley was not ready until 1866. In combination with other lines the BW&DR main line gave the GWR an important through route between London and Birkenhead.
Priority 2 is for those lines which require further development or a change in circumstances (such as housing developments). [5] In June 2019, the Derby Telegraph released an article showing support being built for the reopening of the South Staffordshire Line for trams from Stourbridge Junction to Burton on Trent. [6]
The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area, [2] is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns.These cover the south-western part of the West Midlands (including Dudley, Tipton, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Kingswinford) and north Worcestershire (including Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn), plus the south-westernmost part of ...
The War Memorial Athletic Ground is also the home of Stourbridge F.C. since 1888. The ground hosted League One team Walsall in the FA Cup first round on 7 November 2009. The match finished in a 0-1 loss for Stourbridge. [4] It hosted a first round FA Cup replay between Stourbridge and Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2011. Stourbridge won the ...