Where is Eastgate railway station?

Eastgate railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7419°, -2.0695°.

Heritage railway stations · North East England

Eastgate railway station

Eastgate railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Eastgate 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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Eastgate railway station, also known as Eastgate-in-Weardale, served the village of Eastgate in County Durham, North East England from 1895 to 1953 as a stop on the Wear Valley Line.

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Background

History

Railway development in Weardale was a slow process: the to route of the Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway reached as far as Witton Junction (east of Witton-le-Wear) in November 1843. However the Wear Valley Railway was the first line to truly enter the dale when it opened as a branch from Witton Junction to and Bishopley on 3 August 1847 and this was then extended to by the Frosterley & Stanhope Railway in 1862. However it was not until 21 October 1895 that the railway reached Eastgate when the North Eastern Railway extended the line from Stanhope to and opened the station at Eastgate. The station had a goods shed (which still remains as the only remaining example of one of many similar…

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