Ebchester railway station

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Ebchester
Ebchester station site geograph-3873741-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Newcastle, in 2000
General information
Location Ebchester, County Durham
England
Coordinates 54°53′16″N1°50′06″W / 54.8879°N 1.835°W / 54.8879; -1.835 Coordinates: 54°53′16″N1°50′06″W / 54.8879°N 1.835°W / 54.8879; -1.835
Grid reference NZ106548
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
2 December 1867 (1867-12-02)Opened
21 September 1953 (1953-09-21)Closed to passengers
11 November 1963 (1963-11-11)Closed to goods

Ebchester railway station served the village of Ebchester, County Durham, England from 1867 to 1963 on the Derwent Valley Railway.

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History

The station opened on 2 December 1867 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the east side of Ebchester Hill on the B6309. The site of the station had a large station yard and worker's cottages. It closed to passengers on 21 September 1953. [1] and to goods traffic on 11 November 1963. [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Ebchester". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. "Site of former Ebchester station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
High Westwood
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Derwent Valley Railway
  Shotley Bridge
Line and station closed