| The abandoned Midlands railway stations being brought back to life Posted by matth1j at 09:36, 18th February 2026 |     |
Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/963e057d258ddeb5
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Our writer visits five long-unused stops near Birmingham which are now gearing up for a grand reprieve
On a visit to Birmingham and the Black Country last weekend, there was one word I heard more than any other: excitement.
It may have been grey, drizzly and cold, but there was a warmth and buzz about the place that I hadn’t expected.
And the cause? The imminent reopening of not one, not two – but five train stations, three in the south of the city and two in the Black Country along the stretch of track heading north east to Wolverhampton.
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On a visit to Birmingham and the Black Country last weekend, there was one word I heard more than any other: excitement.
It may have been grey, drizzly and cold, but there was a warmth and buzz about the place that I hadn’t expected.
And the cause? The imminent reopening of not one, not two – but five train stations, three in the south of the city and two in the Black Country along the stretch of track heading north east to Wolverhampton.
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