Byers Green railway station
Byers Green | |
|---|---|
 The third Byers Green station in 1965. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Byers Green, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°41′25″N 1°38′56″W / 54.690274°N 1.648754°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Clarence Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1845 | First station opened |
| 1867 | First station closed to passengers |
| 1878 | Second station opened on site of Tod Hills station |
| 1885 | Third station replaces second station |
| 4 December 1939 | Third station closed to passengers |
| 2 June 1958 | Third station closed completely |
Byers Green railway station was one of three railway stations that served in the village of Byers Green in County Durham, Northeast England.
History
[edit]The Clarence Railway opened its Byers Green branch from Ferryhill in 1837. Passengers were first carried from 1845, initially starting at Tod Hills (or Todhills) to the west, but services were cut back to Byers Green from 1848. The service was again extended to Tod Hills in 1865, before the passenger service was withdrawn on the branch in 1867.[1]
The service was restored in 1878, when a new Byers Green station opened at the site of the original Tod Hills station.[2] In 1885 a new line opened from Burnhouse Junction, to the east of Byers Green station, to Bishop Auckland and a new station opened on this line. This station closed to passengers on 4 December 1939 and goods on 2 June 1958.[3]
The Clarence Railway was leased to the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway for 21 years from 1844, and a permanent lease was negotiated from 1851.[4] The Clarence Railway became part of the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway in 1853,[5] which became part of the larger North Eastern Railway in 1865.[6]
The trackbed of the railway has been converted into the Auckland Way, a path for walkers and cyclists.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hoole 1974, pp. 169, 180.
- ^ Hoole 1974, p. 180.
- ^ Hoole 1974, pp. 180–181.
- ^ Allen 1974, p. 102.
- ^ Hoole 1974, pp. 147–148.
- ^ Hoole 1974, p. 148.
- ^ "Auckland Way Railway Path" (PDF). Durham County Council. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Sources
[edit]- Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
- Hoole, K. (1974). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV The North East. David & Charles. ISBN 0715364391.
Further reading
[edit]
- Tomlinson, William Weaver (1915). The North Eastern Railway: Its rise and development. Andrew Reid and Company. OCLC 504251788.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spennymoor Line and station closed |
Clarence Railway Byers Green Branch 1845-1867 |
Tod Hills Line and station closed | ||
| Spennymoor Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Clarence Railway (Byers Green Branch) 1885-1939 |
Coundon Line and station closed | ||