Usworth railway station

Usworth
The station site in 2005
General information
Location	Washington
Coordinates	54.9124°N 1.5023°W / 54.9124; -1.5023
Platforms	2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
May 1864 (1864-05)	Opened
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)	Closed

Usworth railway station served the village of Usworth, Washington, England from 1864 to 1963 on the Leamside line.

History

The station was opened in May 1864 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on Usworth Station Road and Washington Road. Goods traffic handled at the station included bricks, potatoes, gravel, sand and livestock. The train services slowly became less frequent until the September 1953 timetable showed that no trains called as Usworth. The bookings at Usworth had declined to only 5,593 in 1951. From 14 September 1959 there were no staff at the station so the station was class as an unstaffed halt, although the halt suffix was not added to its name. The station was later closed due to the Beeching Report on 9 September 1963 to both passenger services and goods traffic.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Washington Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Leamside line		Pelaw Line and station closed