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File:Buildwas railway station 1935708 42d2f55f.jpg|Buildwas station and Ironbridge "A" power station
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[[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (North of Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show the station had a staff of 12.
In February 1927 the area between the station and the River Severn was selected to be the site of a new [[Ironbridge power station|power station]] (later to become known as Ironbridge A Power Station). Construction began in 1929 with much of the materials arriving by rail. This required the expansion of the 1923 signal box (see below) to control the extensive additional sidings and the coal traffic. The facility was officially opened on 13 October 1932 with a train of dignitaries arriving by train from Paddington.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p. 35.</ref> The station also handled limestone traffic from the quarries on Wenlock Edge. <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">File:Buildwas railway station 1935708 42d2f55f.jpg|Buildwas station and Ironbridge "A" power station</gallery>
Passenger services between Wellington and Much Wenlock via Buildwas ended on 23 July 1962. In the same year Parliamentary approval for Ironbridge B Power Station was sought and granted. Buildwas station closed along with the Severn Valley Line in September 1963, and was demolished in 1964 to make way for a new coal handling plant for the power station.
File:Buildwas-SVR-passenger-1961-06-09.jpg|A Westbound Severn Valley service waits in the station in June 1961 ([[Sellick Collection]])
File:Buildwas-6128-Goods-1961-06-09.jpg|A goods train waits to depart for Much Wenlock in June 1961 ([[Sellick Collection]])
File:PGH_BuildwasJn.jpg|Buildwas station building in 1962. The signalbox is visible on the far left. (PG Hindley)
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