Sherburn Colliery railway station

Disused railway station in Sherburn, County Durham

54°46′35″N 1°30′48″W / 54.7765°N 1.5133°W / 54.7765; -1.5133Grid referenceNZ314425Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNewcastle & Darlington Junction RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates19 June 1844 (1844-06-19)Opened as Sherburn1 April 1874Renamed Sherburn Colliery18 July 1941Closed to passengers14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)Closed completely

Sherburn Colliery railway station served the village of Sherburn, County Durham, England from 1844 to 1959 on the Leamside line.

History

The station opened as Sherburn on 19 June 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the road bridge over the railway on Front Street, part of the B1283. Due to having two stations named Sherburn, the North Eastern Railway renamed this as Sherburn Colliery whilst Sherburn station the station on the Durham to Sunderland Line became Sherburn House. The goods facilities were south of the road bridge and east of the through lines. The 1913 NER statistics showed that barley and livestock were the principal goods handled at the station. Although the LNER intended to close the station in 1939, passenger services continued until 28 July 1941.[1] The only services after passenger closure were excursions, including a school trip in 1951. The station closed to goods traffic on 14 September 1959.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 386. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Sherburn Colliery". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shincliffe
Line and station closed
  Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway
Leamside line
  Belmont
Line and station closed
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Closed railway stations in County Durham
Derwent Valley Railway
Stanhope and Tyne Railway
NER Annfield and Beamish Deviations
Durham and Sunderland Railway
NER Elvet BranchLanchester Valley RailwayLeamside line
Wear Valley RailwayWeardale Extension Railway
Great North of England, Clarence
and Hartlepool Junction RailwayDeerness Valley Railway
Durham to Bishop Auckland Line
Bishop Auckland and Weardale RailwayEast Coast Main LineDurham Coast LineHartlepool Dock and Railway
Stockton and Hartlepool RailwayClarence Railway
Simpasture Branch
Port Clarence Branch
Byers Green Branch and NER ExtensionCastle Eden Railway
Darlington and Barnard Castle RailwaySouth Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
Stockton and Darlington RailwayTees Valley RailwayTanfield Waggonway
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