Haswell railway station
Haswell | |
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Location | Haswell, County Durham England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company |
Pre-grouping | Durham and Sunderland Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region) |
Key dates | |
April 1837 | Opened |
1858 | Resited |
9 June 1952 | Closed |
Haswell railway station served the village of Haswell, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1952 on the Hartlepool Dock and Railway.
History[]
First station[]
Coordinates:
54°47′11″N 1°25′06″W / 54.7865°N 1.4184°W
The station opened in April 1837, although it opened to goods earlier on 23 November 1835, by the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company. It was also used by passengers earlier, but only used on Sundays. It closed in 1858 and was resited.[1][2]
Second station[]
Coordinates:
54°47′04″N 1°24′54″W / 54.7845°N 1.4149°W
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[]
- ^ "Haswell 1st railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Haswell 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Shotton Bridge Line and station closed |
Hartlepool Dock and Railway | South Hetton Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in County Durham
- Railway stations opened in 1837
- Railway stations closed in 1952
- 1835 establishments in England
- 1952 disestablishments in England
- Haswell, County Durham
- North East England railway station stubs
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1837