St John's Chapel railway station

St John's Chapel
St John's Chapel
General information
Location	St John's Chapel, County Durham; England
Coordinates	54°44′14″N 2°10′37″W / 54.7373°N 2.1769°W
Grid reference	NY887380
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
21 October 1895	Opened
29 June 1953	Closed to passengers
1 November 1965	Closed to goods

St John's Chapel railway station served the village of St John's Chapel, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1965 on the Weardale Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the south side of a minor road. It had a goods warehouse and a few sidings. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953.^[1] It became a public delivery siding on 2 January 1961 and closed to goods on 1 November 1965. The track was lifted in September 1966.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 375. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: St John's Chapel Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Wearhead Line and station closed		Weardale Railway		Westgate-in-Weardale Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 375. OCLC 931112387.

[SJCStationInfo-2] "Disused Stations: St John's Chapel Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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