Heritage railway stations · North East England
Burnhill railway station
In or near Castleside.
Burnhill 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
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham · 8.0 km
- Free entry
About
Burnhill 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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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Burnhill railway station served the village of Waskerley, County Durham, England, from 1859 to 1939 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened as Burn Hill Junction on 4 July 1859 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated 200 yards north of Burnhill Junction (a military use only station). Its name was changed to Burn Hill on 1 May 1893 and changed to Burnhill in 1908. There were no platforms at the station. It closed to passengers and goods traffic on 1 May 1939.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7972, -1.9019
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Postcode
- DH8 9HW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q105063533 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burnhill railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnhill railway station?
- Burnhill railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 9HW), in the parish of Lanchester.
- What is Burnhill railway station?
- Burnhill railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Burnhill railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 8.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH8 9HW.
- Is Burnhill railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Burnhill railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Burnhill railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Burnhill railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burnhill railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 9HW. It sits within the North Durham parliamentary constituency.