West Stanley railway station
West Stanley | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Stanley, County Durham, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°52′40″N 1°41′36″W / 54.8779°N 1.6933°W | ||||
| 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 | Opened as Shield Row | ||||
| 1 February 1934 | Renamed West Stanley | ||||
| 23 May 1955 | Closed to regular passenger services | ||||
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West Stanley railway station served the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England, on the North Eastern Railway between 1894 and 1955.
History
The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER); it 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]
| 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 | ||
The site today
There is nothing to suggest that there was ever a station at the location. Most of the station site is now just an open grassy space; a row of garages have been built where the station buildings once stood. On the approaches to the station from Beamish, there used to be two substantial bridges that took the line over the A692 road; both have been demolished since closure and replaced by footbridges.[9]
References
Citations
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Stanley and West Stanley (Shield Row)". Pelaw Junction: A history of the Tyne Dock to Consett railway. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
Sources
- 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.