Heritage railway stations · North East England
Cargo Fleet railway station
In or near Middlesbrough.
Cargo Fleet railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Stephen McCulloch — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough · 1.6 km
- Free entry
About
Cargo Fleet 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
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cargo Fleet railway station served the Cargo Fleet area of Middlesbrough, North East England from 1885 to 1990 as a stop on the Tees Valley line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened on 8 November 1885 by the North Eastern Railway. The main part of the station was constructed from materials recovered from the closed Middlesbrough excursion station, which saved the North Eastern Railway £1,600 (). It was an island platform situated a mile east of station, adjacent to Dockside Road, between junctions with Marsh Road and Works Road. Cargo Fleet was a passenger only station, although there were sidings nearby which handled goods traffic. The 1904 RCH handbook recorded that the sidings served two ironworks, (one that served a brickworks and a wharf) a warrant stores, a timber yard and wharves, a salt works and a wharf. On 4 May 1969 the station was one…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5770, -1.2094
- District
- Middlesbrough
- Parish
- Middlesbrough, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS3 6AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q30623261 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cargo Fleet railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cargo Fleet railway station?
- Cargo Fleet railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS3 6AR), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.
- What is Cargo Fleet railway station?
- Cargo Fleet railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cargo Fleet railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS3 6AR.
- Is Cargo Fleet railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Cargo Fleet railway station is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cargo Fleet railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Cargo Fleet railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cargo Fleet railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS3 6AR.