Witton Gilbert railway station

Witton Gilbert
Location	Langley Park, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°48′08″N 1°39′39″W / 54.8021°N 1.6609°W / 54.8021; -1.6609Coordinates: 54°48′08″N 1°39′39″W / 54.8021°N 1.6609°W / 54.8021; -1.6609
Grid reference	NZ219453
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)	Opened
1 May 1939	Closed to passengers
30 September 1963 (1963-09-30)	Closed completely

Witton Gilbert railway station served the village of Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1963 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

History[]

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the west side of a track running south from Wallnook Lane. This station's track was not doubled by the NER, possibly due to there being a low demand for collieries. Like all of the other stations on the line, the station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939.^[1] Like the other stations, the station was still used for Miners' Gala until 17 July 1954. The station was closed to goods traffic on 30 July 1963.^[2]

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