Witton Gilbert railway station

Witton Gilbert
General information
Location	Langley Park, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°48′08″N1°39′39″W / 54.8021°N 1.6609°W / 54.8021; -1.6609
Grid reference	NZ219453
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)	Opened
1 May 1939	Closed to passengers
30 September 1963 (1963-09-30)	Closed completely
Location

Witton Gilbert railway station served the village of Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1963 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

History

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the west side of a track running south from Wallnook Lane. This station's track was not doubled by the NER, possibly due to there being a low demand for collieries. Like all of the other stations on the line, the station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939. The property is now owned by Ross and Lee Jameson-Laffey ^[1] Like the other stations, the station was still used for Miners' Gala until 17 July 1954. The station was closed to goods traffic on 30 July 1963. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 462. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Witton Gilbert". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lanchester Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Lanchester Valley Line		Aldin Grange for Bearpark Line and station closed