Usworth railway station

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The station site in 2005
Location Usworth, Washington
England
Coordinates 54°54′45″N1°30′08″W / 54.9124°N 1.5023°W / 54.9124; -1.5023 Coordinates: 54°54′45″N1°30′08″W / 54.9124°N 1.5023°W / 54.9124; -1.5023
Grid reference NZ320576
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
May 1864 (1864-05)Opened
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)Closed

Usworth railway station served the village of Usworth, Washington, England from 1864 to 1963 on the Leamside line.

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History

The station was opened in May 1864 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on Usworth Station Road and Washington Road. Goods traffic handled at the station included bricks, potatoes, gravel, sand and livestock. The train services slowly became less frequent with a significant reduction in service during the Second World War [1] until the September 1953 timetable showed that no trains called as Usworth. The bookings at Usworth had declined to only 5,593 in 1951. From 14 September 1959 there were no staff at the station so the station was class as an unstaffed halt, although the halt suffix was not added to its name. The station was later closed due to the Beeching Report on 9 September 1963 [2] to both passenger services and goods traffic. [3] The station had been demolished by the 1970s. [4]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations:Usworth Station".
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 434. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Disused Stations: Usworth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. "Disused Stations:Usworth Station".
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Washington
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Leamside line
  Pelaw
Line and station closed