High Westwood railway station

High Westwood
The site of the station, looking west towards Blackhall, in 2000
General information
Location	High Westwood, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°53′57″N1°49′17″W / 54.8992°N 1.8214°W / 54.8992; -1.8214
Grid reference	NZ115560
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 July 1909 (1909-07-01)	Opened
4 May 1942	Closed to passengers
11 November 1963 (1963-11-11)	Closed to goods
Location

High Westwood railway station served the village of High Westwood, County Durham, England from 1909 to 1942 on the Derwent Valley Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1909 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated at the end of a track running from Derwent Crescent. The platforms were made of timber and it was on a hill above the village. The station was the first on the line to close; it closed to passengers on 4 May 1942 while the other stations survived ^[1] and closed to goods traffic on 11 November 1963. ^[2]

References

1. "Disused Stations: High Westwood". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
2. "Site of High Westwood station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lintz Green Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Derwent Valley Railway		Ebchester Line and station closed