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Lands railway station

Coordinates: 54°37′01″N 1°47′32″W / 54.6169°N 1.7921°W / 54.6169; -1.7921
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Lands
General information
LocationLow Lands, County Durham
England
Coordinates54°37′01″N 1°47′32″W / 54.6169°N 1.7921°W / 54.6169; -1.7921
Grid referenceNZ135246
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
13 October 1858 (1858-10-13)Opened
1 May 1872 (1872-05-01)Closed

Lands railway station served the hamlet of Low Lands, County Durham, England, from 1858 to 1872 on the Haggerleases branch of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 13 October 1858 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Trains initially ran every day but services were reduced to Thursdays and Saturdays after Evenwood was resited in May 1864. The station closed on 1 May 1872.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Evenwood
Line and station closed
  Stockton and Darlington Railway
Haggerleases branch
  Haggerleases
Line and station closed