Wearhead railway station served the village of Wearhead, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1961 on the Weardale Railway.
Wearhead | |||||
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 The station in 1953 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wearhead, County Durham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°44′58″N 2°13′08″W / 54.7494°N 2.2189°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY860394 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 October 1895 | Opened | ||||
| 29 June 1953 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 2 January 1963 | Closed to goods | ||||
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History
editThe station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Front Street on the A689. It had a signal box, a goods warehouse and a single road engine shed, situated to the southeast. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953[1] and closed to goods on 2 January 1961. The road at the engine shed was lifted shortly after and the shed was demolished after 1977. The platform and the station building still exist, in use as a private residence.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 445. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Wearhead Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Weardale Railway | St John's Chapel Line and station closed | ||
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