Ebchester railway station

Ebchester
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
Grid reference	NZ106548
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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
Location

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

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]

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.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
High Westwood Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Derwent Valley Railway		Shotley Bridge Line and station closed