West Stanley railway station
West Stanley | |
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General information | |
Location | Stanley, County Durham England |
Grid reference | NZ197537 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1894 (1894-02-01) | Opened as Shield Row |
1 February 1934 | Renamed West Stanley |
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23) | Closed to regular passenger services |
West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway serving the town of Stanley in County Durham, England.
History
The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886.[1][2] This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided.[3] Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894.[4] The final section of the deviation between Pelton and Birtley was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896.[5]
On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley.[7]
The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955.[8]
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Annfield Plain Line and station closed | North Eastern Railway Annfield Plain Deviation | Beamish Line and station closed |
Notes
- ^ Conolly 1976, p. 27, section C5.
- ^ Allen 1974, p. 159.
- ^ Allen 1974, pp. 43, 159.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 210.
- ^ Allen 1974, p. 160.
- ^ Allen 1974, pp. 185–6, 233–4.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 210, 246.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 246.
References
- Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
External links
- West Stanley Station on navigable O.S. map
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- Lintz Green
- High Westwood
- Ebchester
- Shotley Bridge
- Blackhill
- Consett (DVR)
NER Annfield and Beamish Deviations
- Burnhill
- Rowley
- Hownes Gill
- Consett
- Carr House
- Leadgate
- Pelton (S&T)
- Durham Turnpike
Annfield Plain- West Stanley
- Beamish
- Pelton
NER Elvet Branch
- Seaton (County Durham)
- Murton
- South Hetton
- Haswell (D&S)
- Hetton
- Rainton
- Pittington
- Sherburn House
- Shincliffe Town
Durham Elvet
- Fencehouses
- Leamside
- Frankland
- Belmont (Durham)
- Durham (Gilesgate)
- Sherburn Colliery
- Shincliffe
- Crawley (Northumberland)
- Waskerley
- Saltersgate Cottage
- High Stoop
- Tow Law
and Hartlepool Junction Railway
- West Cornforth
- Coxhoe Bridge
- Trimdon
- Wingate
- Ushaw Moor
- Waterhouses (County Durham)
- Brandon Colliery
- Brancepeth
- Willington (County Durham)
- Hunwick
- Seaham Hall Dene
- Seaham Harbour
- Hawthorn Tower Halt
- Easington
- Horden (first)
- Blackhall Colliery
- Blackhall Rocks
Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
- Haswell
- Shotton Bridge
- Thornley
- Wellfield
- Castle Eden
- Hesleden
- Hart
- Hartlepool (HD&R)
Greatham
Simpasture Branch
Port Clarence Branch
Byers Green Branch and NER Extension
- Coxhoe (WHHR)
- Ferryhill
- Sedgefield
- Stillington
- Redmarshall
- Norton Junction
- Stockton (Clarence)
Simpasture- Demons Bridge
Norton-on-Tees- Billingham-on-Tees
- Belasis Lane
- Haverton Hill
- Port Clarence
Coundon- Byers Green
- Spennymoor
- Wellfield
- Hurworth Burn
- Wynyard (County Durham)
- Thorpe Thewles
Stockton and Darlington Railway
- Bowes
- Hulands
- Lartington
- Barnard Castle
- Cockfield Fell
- Haggerleases
- Lands
- Evenwood
- West Auckland
Fighting Cocks- Yarm Depots
- Stockton (S&D)
- Newport (S&D)
- Watson's Wharf
- Tanfield Lea
- Bowes Bridge
54°52′40″N 1°41′36″W / 54.8779°N 1.6933°W / 54.8779; -1.6933
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