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Knitsley railway station served the hamlet of Knitsley, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1939 on the Lanchester Valley Railway.
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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 458. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Willington". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
