Usworth railway station
Usworth | |
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![]() The station site in 2005 | |
General information | |
Location | Washington |
Coordinates | 54°54′45″N 1°30′08″W / 54.9124°N 1.5023°W |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Rail (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
May 1864 | Opened |
9 September 1963 | 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.[1]
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: Usworth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Washington Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Leamside line |
Pelaw Line and station closed |
- Disused railway stations in Tyne and Wear
- Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1963
- 1864 establishments in England
- 1963 disestablishments in England
- Beeching closures in England
- North East England railway station stubs