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Aycliffe railway station

Coordinates: 54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559
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Aycliffe
Site of the station in 1991
General information
LocationAycliffe, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1844Station opened
2 March 1953Station closed

Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the East Coast Main Line between Darlington and Durham.

History

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Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

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Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Darlington Bank Top
Line and station open
  North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line
  Bradbury
Line open, station closed

54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559