Barnard Castle railway station

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Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle station, with trains 1953 (geograph 5201685).jpg
Barnard Castle railway station in 1953
General information
Location Barnard Castle
England
Grid reference NZ053169
Other information
StatusDisused
Key dates
9 July 18561st station opened
1 May 18621st station closed
1965Closed to freight
30 November 19642nd station closed

Barnard Castle railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Bishop Auckland and Kirkby Stephen East. The railway station served the town of Barnard Castle.

The first station (at grid reference NZ053169 ) opened to passenger traffic on 9 July 1856, and was closed to passengers on 1 May 1862 when services were diverted to the second station which had opened in 1861. Freight traffic continued to use the first station until 1965.

Barnard Castle railway station in 1965 Barnard Castle Station (remains) - geograph.org.uk - 1760725.jpg
Barnard Castle railway station in 1965

The second station closed to passengers on 30 November 1964.

Today the site of the second station is a car park for the nearby GlaxoSmithKline factory. The first station has been converted into private houses [1] and the first station's portico now resides in Valley Gardens in Saltburn. [2]

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References

  1. "Portico particulars". The Northern Echo. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. chris.twigg (10 August 2011). "Hidden Teesside - Barnard Castle Station Portico, Valley Gardens, Saltburn". Hidden Teesside. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Broomielaw   North Eastern Railway
Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway
 Terminus
Lartington   North Eastern Railway
South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway
  Cockfield Fell
Terminus  North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Railway
  Cotherstone

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