 Wolverhampton's first railway opened in 1837, with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway, the first long-distance line in Great Britain.The main station for the city was, however, not located in the city centre, but at Wednesfield Heath, now Heath Town on the east side of the city.This station was considered to be a First Class station, though its location was obviously not ideal and it became a goods station after passenger services ceased in 1873.