Future Phase 2 of the West Midlands Metro would have seen the station become part of the local tram network with the line reopening between Walsall and Stourbridge, via Dudley Port railway station, Dudley railway station and the Merry Hill Shopping Centre for trams which will share the line with freight trains. In March 2011, the business plan for the reopening of the line between Stourbridge and Walsall was submitted to Network Rail. In 2019, PMOL (the operators of the Stourbridge Shuttle) announced plans for the creation of the Dudley and Stourbridge Light Railway, using similar Parry People Mover Trains to operate a service from the Waterfront to Stourbridge Junction via Brierley Hill and Stourbridge Town. This would see the northern end of the line creating a tram interchange with services to Dudley, Wolverhampton and Birmingham, whilst the southern end of the line will create a direct link to National Rail services. A feasibility study is currently being undertaken. See also Brierley Hill Stourbridge Junction railway station South Staffordshire Line Dudley Freightliner Terminal Round Oak Steel Terminal References Further reading External links Some South Staffordshire Railway Byways – The Darlaston Branch A History of Wednesbury - Roads, Canals, and Railways Rail transport in Dudley Disused railway stations in Dudley Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Buildings and structures in the United Kingdom destroyed by arson 1852 establishments in England