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Stanhope station
Key Words :- railway
Address :- Station Road, Stanhope, Durham, DL13 2YS
Grid Ref :- NY 99872 38729
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.743525 , Long -2.00351
Local Authority :- Durham County Council
Pre 1974 County :- County Durham
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1231181,
Description and History of Site :-
Originally the terminus of the Weardale Railway which opened 1862. When the line was extended to Wearhead in 1895 a new station was built at a cost of £2,700.
The two platforms are connected by a 1920-vintage North Eastern Railway footbridge which is listed.
The station was closed to passengers in 1953
Wear Valley District Council bought the station building from British Rail in 1992, with renovation completed in early 1995. It is currently used as the headquarters of The Weardale Railway Trust which operates an 18-mile heritage line running from a connection with the main rail network at Bishop Auckland to Eastgate in Weardale.
Further Reading and References :-
Hoole, K. 'Forgotten Railways: North-East England'. David & Charles, 1973
https://www.weardale-railway.org.uk/stanhope-station
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Grid Ref :- NY 99872 38729
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.743525 , Long -2.00351
Local Authority :- Durham County Council
Pre 1974 County :- County Durham
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1231181,
Originally the terminus of the Weardale Railway which opened 1862. When the line was extended to Wearhead in 1895 a new station was built at a cost of £2,700.
The two platforms are connected by a 1920-vintage North Eastern Railway footbridge which is listed.
The station was closed to passengers in 1953
Wear Valley District Council bought the station building from British Rail in 1992, with renovation completed in early 1995. It is currently used as the headquarters of The Weardale Railway Trust which operates an 18-mile heritage line running from a connection with the main rail network at Bishop Auckland to Eastgate in Weardale.
Hoole, K. 'Forgotten Railways: North-East England'. David & Charles, 1973
https://www.weardale-railway.org.uk/stanhope-station
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