Ushaw Moor railway station

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Ushaw Moor
General information
Location Ushaw Moor, County Durham
England
Grid reference NZ227422
Line(s) Deerness Valley Railway
Platforms2 (originally 1)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 September 1884Opened
29 October 1951Closed to passengers
28 December 1964Closed to freight

Ushaw Moor railway station, was a station on the Deerness Valley Railway, south of the village of Ushaw Moor in County Durham, was opened on 1 September 1884 by the North Eastern Railway. [1]

The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951 and freight on 28 December 1964. The stone and timber built station [1] was demolished and few traces of it remain. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path. [2]

  Deerness Valley Railway
Overview
Locale County Durham
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length8 miles (13 km)
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East Coast Main Line to Chester-le-Street
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Durham
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Lanchester Valley Railway to Consett
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Durham to Bishop Auckland Line to Bishop Auckland
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East Coast Main Line to Darlington
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Ushaw Moor
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New Brancepeth Colliery
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Ushaw Moor Colliery
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Hamsteels, Esh, and Cornsay collieries
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Waterhouses
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Waterhouses Colliery
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East Hedley Hope Colliery
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Stanley Inclines
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Stanley Drift Mines
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Wooley Colliery
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Bank Foot Coke Works/Chemical Plant
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Stanhope and Tyne Railway to Consett
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Crook
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West Durham Railway to Byers Green
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Weardale Extension Railway to Bishop Auckland
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Durham  LNER
Deerness Valley Railway
  Waterhouses

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ushaw Moor Station". Disused Stations.
  2. "Deerness Valley Railway Path". The Long Distance Walkers Association.

Coordinates: 54°46′26″N1°38′53″W / 54.774°N 1.648°W / 54.774; -1.648