Lanchester railway station

Disused railway station in Lanchester, County Durham

54°49′16″N 1°44′46″W / 54.8212°N 1.7462°W / 54.8212; -1.7462Grid referenceNZ164474Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)Opened1 May 1939Closed to passengers5 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.

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]

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.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Knitsley
Line closed, station open 		  North Eastern Railway
Lanchester Valley Line 		  Witton Gilbert
Line and station closed