Rainton Meadows railway station

Rainton Meadows
General information
Location	West Rainton, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°49′27″N1°29′55″W / 54.8241°N 1.4987°W / 54.8241; -1.4987
Grid reference	NZ323478
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Durham Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Key dates
9 March 1840 (1840-03-09)	Opened
19 June 1844 (1844-06-19)	Closed
Location

Rainton Meadows railway station served the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England from 1840 to 1844 on the Durham Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 March 1840 by the Durham Junction Railway. It was situated between Marks Lane and Meadows Lane. It was never mentioned in Bradshaw's railway guide but it was mentioned in Robinson's and Branding Junction's guides. The station closed on 19 June 1844 but a siding continued use as a dumping ground until the late twentieth century. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Disused Stations:Rainton Meadows Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 357. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Durham Junction Railway Rainton Meadows-Oakwellgate		Fencehouses Line and station closed