Spennymoor railway station

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Spennymoor
Location Spennymoor, County Durham
England
Coordinates 54°41′52″N1°36′12″W / 54.6977°N 1.6032°W / 54.6977; -1.6032 Coordinates: 54°41′52″N1°36′12″W / 54.6977°N 1.6032°W / 54.6977; -1.6032
Grid reference NZ257337
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Clarence Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
November 1845 (1845-11)Opened
13 March 1952Closed to passengers
2 May 1966 (1966-05-02)Closed completely

Spennymoor railway station served the town of Spennymoor, County Durham, England from 1845 to 1952 on the Byers Green Branch of the Clarence Railway.

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History

The station opened in November 1845 by the Clarence Railway. It was situated on the east side of Carr Street, formerly on the A6074. The station was initially served by market day passenger services from Tod Hills (or Todhills) to the west, but services were cut back to Byers Green from 1848. The service was again extended to Tod Hills in 1865, before the passenger service on the branch was withdrawn in 1867. [1]

The service was restored in 1878, when a new Byers Green station opened at the site of the original Tod Hills station. [1] In 1885 the North Eastern Railway opened a new line from Burnhouse Junction, to the east of Byers Green station, to Bishop Auckland. However, due to the rural nature of the line's western section, traffic between Spennymoor and Bishop Auckland was fairly light and as a consequence passenger services on this section were withdrawn on 4 December 1939. The station continued to be served by shuttle services from Ferryhill as well as [2] football special trains until the line [3] was closed to passenger traffic on 31 March 1952. [2] The station closed completely on 2 May 1966. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hoole, K. (1974). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV The North East. David & Charles Limited. pp. 169, 180 & 181. ISBN   0715364391.
  2. 1 2 Hoole, K. (1978). North Eastern Branch Lines Since 1925. Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 74, 75 & 114. ISBN   0711008299.
  3. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Spennymoor". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ferryhill
Line and station closed
  Clarence Railway
Byers Green Branch
  Byers Green
Line and station closed