Haswell railway station

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Haswell
General information
LocationHaswell, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHartlepool Dock and Railway Company
Pre-groupingDurham and Sunderland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
April 1837 (1837-04)Opened
1858Resited
9 June 1952 (1952-06-09)Closed

Haswell railway station served the village of Haswell, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1952 on the Hartlepool Dock and Railway.

History[edit]

First station[edit]


Coordinates: 54°47′11″N 1°25′06″W / 54.7865°N 1.4184°W / 54.7865; -1.4184
It opened to goods on 23 November 1835, by the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company. The station opened for passengers in April 1837. It closed in 1858 and was resited.[1][2]

Second station[edit]


Coordinates: 54°47′04″N 1°24′54″W / 54.7845°N 1.4149°W / 54.7845; -1.4149
The second site of the station opened in 1858. It had a station building on the northbound platform and a signal box immediately to the north. It closed to passengers on 9 June 1952. Nothing remains.[3][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Haswell 1st railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 217. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Haswell 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shotton Bridge
Line and station closed
  Hartlepool Dock and Railway   South Hetton
Line and station closed