Waskerley railway station

Waskerley
Location
Place	Waskerley
Area	County Durham
Coordinates	54°48′08″N 1°55′06″W / 54.8023°N 1.9184°W / 54.8023; -1.9184Coordinates: 54°48′08″N 1°55′06″W / 54.8023°N 1.9184°W / 54.8023; -1.9184
Grid reference	NZ053452
Operations
Original company	Stockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
Post-grouping	North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1845 (1845-09-01)	Station opened
4 July 1859	Station closed to passengers
2 August 1965 (1965-08-02)	Station closed completely
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Waskerley railway station, also known as Waskerley Park, was a railway station located in Waskerley, County Durham, England from 1845 to 1859 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 September 1845 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The station was situated on Waskerley Way on the south side of an unnamed loop road running between railway cottages and a farm in Waskerley. The station was short lived; closing 14 years after opening on 4 July 1859, although unadvertised express occasionally ran between 1880-1921. The station and line were still open to goods traffic, primarily lime and stone, but this was discontinued due to competition of road traffic and the station was closed to goods traffic on 2 August 1965.^[1]

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