Ebchester | |
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The site of the station, looking northeast towards Newcastle, in 2000 | |
General information | |
Location | Ebchester, County Durham England |
Coordinates | 54°53′16″N 1°50′06″W / 54.8879°N 1.835°W / 54.8879; -1.835 |
Grid reference | NZ106548 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
2 December 1867 (1867-12-02) | Opened |
21 September 1953 (1953-09-21) | Closed to passengers |
11 November 1963 (1963-11-11) | Closed to goods |
Ebchester railway station served the village of Ebchester, County Durham, England from 1867 to 1963 on the Derwent Valley Railway.
History
The station opened on 2 December 1867 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the east side of Ebchester Hill on the B6309. The site of the station had a large station yard and worker's cottages. It closed to passengers on 21 September 1953. and to goods traffic on 11 November 1963.
References
- "Disused Stations: Ebchester". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Site of former Ebchester station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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High Westwood Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Derwent Valley Railway |
Shotley Bridge Line and station closed |
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- Disused railway stations in County Durham
- Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953
- 1867 establishments in England
- 1953 disestablishments in England
- Ebchester
- North East England railway station stubs