Fencehouses railway station

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Fencehouses
Site of Fencehouses station (geograph 2584826).jpg
The site of the station in 2011
General information
Location Fencehouses, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates 54°50′47″N1°30′22″W / 54.8465°N 1.5062°W / 54.8465; -1.5062 Coordinates: 54°50′47″N1°30′22″W / 54.8465°N 1.5062°W / 54.8465; -1.5062
Grid reference NZ318503
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Durham Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
August 1841 (1841-08)Opened
4 May 1964Closed to passengers
1 June 1964Closed to freight
18 July 1964last Miners Gala train

Fencehouses railway station served the village of Fencehouses, Tyne and Wear, England from 1841 to 1964 on the Leamside line.

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History

The station was opened in August 1841 by the Durham Junction Railway. It was situated near the north of the level crossing on Station Avenue. Goods sidings were behind the down platform, while more sidings were behind the up platform, branching off to a mineral depot. Adjacent to the station was also a goods shed with a track running through as well as cattle pens and a loading dock to the south. The goods handled at the station were tar and livestock. The station was initially a stop on the passenger service between Rainton Meadows and Oakwellgate in Gateshead but on 19 June 1844, southbound services to were diverted to Gilesgate and Ferryhill along the newly constructed Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. Further extensions to this route ultimately led to creation of the Leamside line.

By 1951, passenger bookings had fallen sharply from 141,237 to 21,340. The Beeching Report dealt severely with the County Durham area of railways, leaving only one passenger service running at 5:01 am. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 May 1964 and goods traffic followed a month later on 1 June 1964. [1] It was still used for Miners' Gala trains until 18 July 1964. [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Fencehouses". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 181. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rainton Meadows
Line and station closed
  Durham Junction Railway
Rainton Meadows-Oakwellgate
  Penshaw
Line and station closed
Leamside
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Leamside line
  Penshaw
Line and station closed