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Disused railway station in County Durham, England

Lartington
The former station in 2008
General information
LocationLartington, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1861Opened
1962Closed

Lartington railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Lartington. The station opened to passenger traffic on 26 March 1861, and closed on 22 January 1962. The station and related buildings remain intact as a private dwelling.

In 1910, Lartington station was the site of an accident in which 7 people were injured.

References

  1. "Details of the 1910 accident" (PDF).
  • Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 . ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bowes   South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway   Barnard Castle
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East Coast Main Line
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South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
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Tanfield Waggonway

54°33′19″N 1°58′29″W / 54.5553°N 1.9748°W / 54.5553; -1.9748


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