Haswell railway station

Haswell
General information
Location	Haswell, County Durham England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company
Pre-grouping	Durham and Sunderland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
April 1837 (1837-04)	Opened
1858	Resited
9 June 1952 (1952-06-09)	Closed

Haswell railway station served the village of Haswell, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1952 on the Hartlepool Dock and Railway.

History

First station

Coordinates: 54°47′11″N1°25′06″W / 54.7865°N 1.4184°W / 54.7865; -1.4184
It opened to goods on 23 November 1835, by the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company. The station opened for passengers in April 1837. It closed in 1858 and was resited. ^{[1] [2]}

Second station

Coordinates: 54°47′04″N1°24′54″W / 54.7845°N 1.4149°W / 54.7845; -1.4149
The second site of the station opened in 1858. It had a station building on the northbound platform and a signal box immediately to the north. It closed to passengers on 9 June 1952. Nothing remains. ^{[3] [2]}

References

1. "Haswell 1st railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 217. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Haswell 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Shotton Bridge Line and station closed		Hartlepool Dock and Railway		South Hetton Line and station closed