Grangetown railway station (England)

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Grangetown
Grangetown Tees-side industrial scene geograph-3887191-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the closed Grangetown station in 1997
General information
Location Grangetown, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates 54°35′19″N1°09′08″W / 54.5885°N 1.1521°W / 54.5885; -1.1521
Grid reference NZ548218
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
British Rail (Eastern)
Key dates
22 November 1885 (1885-11-22)Opened as Eston Grange
1 January 1902Renamed Grangetown
25 November 1991 (1991-11-25)Closed

Grangetown railway station served the township of Grangetown in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North East England between 1885 and 1991 as a stop on the Tees Valley line.

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History

The station opened as Eston Grange on 22 November 1885 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated about 1 km from the current Grangetown. [1] The station's name was changed to Grangetown on 1 January 1902. [2] Grangetown was one of the stations to have been adversely affected due to the closure of factories, having only a few passengers left. [3] The station was closed to passengers on 25 November 1991. [4] Its old island platform remains intact (as of April 2024), as it used for operational purposes by Network Rail as the location of a signal relay room.

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References

  1. "Grangetown Railway Station". Hidden Teesside. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Disused Stations: South Bank (1st bank)/Eston (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. "Disused Stations: Cargo Fleet". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 193
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Warrenby Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Line
  South Bank
Line and station open
Redcar British Steel
Line open, station temporarily closed
  British Rail Eastern Region
Tees Valley Line
  South Bank
Line and station open