Heritage railway stations · North East England
Burnhill Junction railway station
Burnhill Junction railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Johnstone — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Burnhill Junction 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
Burnhill Junction was a military railway goods station that served the Saltersgate Ammunition Depot in the village of Waskerley in County Durham, England. It was located at the junction of both the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway line from Bishop Auckland to Blackhill between Wear Valley Junction and Tow Law and the Stanhope and Tyne Railway between Stanhope and Consett.
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Background
History
The station was opened by the Ministry of Supply in 1939 and was used for transporting munitions between World War II and the Cold War. It was closed in 1969. The station was not open for public train services, although it may have been used by military personnel. The site is now derelict. The former railway line forms part of the Waskerley Way between Tow Law and Consett.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7926, -1.8981
Sources
- wikidata: Q126721388 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burnhill Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnhill Junction railway station?
- Burnhill Junction railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7926°, -1.8981°.