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Derwenthaugh railway station

Coordinates: 54°57′49″N 1°41′00″W / 54.9635°N 1.6832°W / 54.9635; -1.6832
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Derwenthaugh
The railway bridge near the station in 1987
General information
LocationSwalwell, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates54°57′49″N 1°41′00″W / 54.9635°N 1.6832°W / 54.9635; -1.6832
Grid referenceNZ503632
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
11 June 1836 (1836-06-11)Opened
August 1850Closed
November 1852Reopened
February 1868 (1868-02)Closed

Derwenthaugh railway station served the village of Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England from 1836 to 1868 on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

History

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The station opened in 1836 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. It closed in August 1850 but reopened in November 1852 before closing permanently in 1868.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Redheugh
Line and station closed
  Newcastle and Carlisle Railway   Blaydon
Line closed, station open