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Broomielaw railway station

Broomielaw railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h

About

Broomielaw railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Broomielaw railway station co-served the hamlet of Broomielaw, County Durham, England, from 1856 to 1965 on the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway.

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Background

History

The station was opened on 8 July 1856 by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway. It was situated on the west side of a minor road. It was first used privately by the Bowes-Lyon family who lived in Streatlam Castle. It was also used by children for excursions. It opened to the public on 9 June 1942, although it only showed as publicly opened in 1944 handbook of stations. It was shown as Broomilaw in Clinker's papers of 1945. To the north was a siding controlled by a signal box to the west. The station closed to passengers on 30 November 1964 and closed to goods on 5 April 1965.

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Coordinates
54.5590, -1.8732

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Where is Broomielaw railway station?
Broomielaw railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5590°, -1.8732°.