West Stanley railway station

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West Stanley
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General information
Location Stanley, County Durham
England
Grid reference NZ197537
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894 (1894-02-01)Opened as Shield Row
1 February 1934Renamed West Stanley
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)Closed to regular passenger services

West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway serving the town of Stanley in County Durham, England.

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History

The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886. [1] [2] This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided. [3] Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894. [4] The final section of the deviation between Pelton and Birtley was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896. [5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). [6] On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley. [7]

The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955. [8]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Annfield Plain
Line and station closed		  North Eastern Railway
Annfield Plain Deviation		  Beamish
Line and station closed

Notes

  1. ↑ Conolly 1976, p. 27, section C5.
  2. ↑ Allen 1974, p. 159.
  3. ↑ Allen 1974, pp. 43, 159.
  4. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 210.
  5. ↑ Allen 1974, p. 160.
  6. ↑ Allen 1974, pp. 185–6, 233–4.
  7. ↑ Butt 1995, pp. 210, 246.
  8. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 246.

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