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West Stanley railway station

Coordinates: 54°52′40″N 1°41′36″W / 54.8779°N 1.6933°W / 54.8779; -1.6933
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West Stanley
General information
LocationStanley, County Durham
England
Grid referenceNZ197537
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894 (1894-02-01)Opened as Shield Row
1 February 1934Renamed West Stanley
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)Closed to regular passenger services

West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway serving the town of Stanley in County Durham, England.

History

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The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886.[1][2] This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided.[3] Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894.[4] The final section of the deviation between Pelton and Birtley was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896.[5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley.[7]

The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955.[8]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Annfield Plain
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Annfield Plain Deviation
  Beamish
Line and station closed

Notes

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  1. ^ Conolly 1976, p. 27, section C5.
  2. ^ Allen 1974, p. 159.
  3. ^ Allen 1974, pp. 43, 159.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 210.
  5. ^ Allen 1974, p. 160.
  6. ^ Allen 1974, pp. 185–6, 233–4.
  7. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 210, 246.
  8. ^ Butt 1995, p. 246.

References

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  • Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
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54°52′40″N 1°41′36″W / 54.8779°N 1.6933°W / 54.8779; -1.6933