Sherburn Colliery railway station

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Sherburn Colliery
Sherburn Colliery - geograph-3242674-by-Dean-Molyneaux.jpg
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location Sherburn, County Durham
England
Coordinates 54°46′35″N1°30′48″W / 54.7765°N 1.5133°W / 54.7765; -1.5133
Grid reference NZ314425
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
19 June 1844 (1844-06-19)Opened as Sherburn
1 April 1874Renamed Sherburn Colliery
18 July 1941Closed to passengers
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)Closed completely

Sherburn Colliery railway station served the village of Sherburn, County Durham, England from 1844 to 1959 on the Leamside line.

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History

The station opened as Sherburn on 19 June 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the road bridge over the railway on Front Street, part of the B1283. Due to having two stations named Sherburn, the North Eastern Railway renamed this as Sherburn Colliery whilst Sherburn station the station on the Durham to Sunderland Line became Sherburn House. The goods facilities were south of the road bridge and east of the through lines. The 1913 NER statistics showed that barley and livestock were the principal goods handled at the station. Although the LNER intended to close the station in 1939, passenger services continued until 28 July 1941. [1] The only services after passenger closure were excursions, including a school trip in 1951. The station closed to goods traffic on 14 September 1959. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 386. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Sherburn Colliery". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Shincliffe
Line and station closed
  Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway
Leamside line
  Belmont
Line and station closed