Fencehouses railway station

The station was opened in August 1841 by the Durham Junction Railway. It was situated near the north of the level crossing on Station Avenue. Goods sidings were behind the down platform, while more sidings were behind the up platform, branching off to a mineral depot. Adjacent to the station was also a goods shed with a track running through as well as cattle pens and a loading dock to the south. The goods handled at the station were tar and livestock. The station was initially a stop on the passenger service between and Oakwellgate in Gateshead but on 19 June 1844, southbound services to were diverted to and along the newly constructed Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. Further…