▁did ▁not ▁justify ▁the ▁out lay . ▁It ▁therefore ▁announced ▁the ▁proposed ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁( including ▁Gro om bridge ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁station ) ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁de ferred ▁after ▁public ▁ob jections . ▁The ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Transport ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁passenger ▁services ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁from ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁although ▁the ▁section ▁between ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁and ▁Bir ch den ▁J n ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁rolling ▁stock ▁movements ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁August , ▁when ▁the ▁dep ot ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁station ▁was ▁shut . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁closure ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁station ▁had ▁gas ▁light ing , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁ticket ▁office ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁can opy . ▁ ▁Rev ival ▁ ▁Sp a ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁closure , ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁is ▁once ▁again ▁a ▁busy ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁dep ot . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁using ▁her itage ▁trains ▁now ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁Sp a ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁( SV R ) ▁between ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁to ▁, ▁via ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁After ▁an ▁ 1 1 - year ▁struggle ▁- ▁during ▁which ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁gave ▁planning ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁S ains bury ' s ▁super market ▁complex ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁der el ict ▁goods ▁yard ▁- ▁in