Lanchester railway station

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Lanchester
Lanchester station (abandoned), with Rail Tour train, 1958 (geograph 5192565).jpg
Lanchester station 1958
General information
Location Lanchester, County Durham
England
Coordinates 54°49′16″N1°44′46″W / 54.8212°N 1.7462°W / 54.8212; -1.7462
Grid reference NZ164474
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)Opened
1 May 1939Closed to passengers
5 July 1965 (1965-07-05)Closed completely

Lanchester railway station served the village of Lanchester, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1965 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

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History

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Cadger Bank. The NER doubled the station's tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries along with Knitsley, Bearpark, Malton and Langley. Like the rest of the stations on the line, this station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939. [1] The station was occasionally used by Miners' Gala along with the rest of the stations on the line until 17 July 1954. The station closed to goods traffic on 5 July 1965. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Lanchester". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Knitsley
Line closed, station open
  North Eastern Railway
Lanchester Valley Line
  Witton Gilbert
Line and station closed