Greatham railway station

Greatham
The remains of the station in 2002
Location
Place Greatham
Area County Durham
Coordinates 54°38′03″N 1°13′44″W / 54.6342°N 1.2289°W / 54.6342; -1.2289Coordinates: 54°38′03″N 1°13′44″W / 54.6342°N 1.2289°W / 54.6342; -1.2289
Grid reference NZ498268
Operations
Original company Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Platforms 2
History
1841 (1841) Station opened
24 November 1991 (1991-11-24) Station closed to passengers and goods traffic
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Greatham railway station served the village of Greatham, County Durham, England from 1841 to 1991 on the Durham Coast Line.

History

The station opened in 1841 by the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway. The station was situated north of Billingham and south of Seaton Carew station. The station survived the Beeching Axe but was later downgraded to an unstaffed halt. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 24 November 1991.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)". Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Greatham railway station (site), County Durham". Geograph. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Billingham-on-Tees
Line open, station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Durham Coast Line		   Seaton Carew
Line and station open
Billingham
Line and station open		   British Rail Eastern Region
Durham Coast Line		   Seaton Carew
Line and station open
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