Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Horden railway station
In or near Peterlee Town F.C..
Horden railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Horden · 0.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
Horden railway station is located approximately 0.4 km from the nearest railway station, Horden. The postcode for the area is SR8 4HJ. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Horden 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: Durham Coast SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: CASTLE EDEN DENE
- National Nature Reserve: DURHAM COAST
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Horden (also known as Horden Peterlee during the planning stage) is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 10 miles 74 chains (17.6 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the villages of Horden, Blackhall Colliery and Easington along with the town of Peterlee in County Durham, North East England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station opened on 29 June 2020, following a £10.55 million investment. It is the second station to have been located in the village, having replaced an earlier station, located approximately 200 yards (180 m) further south, which closed on 4 May 1964 during the Beeching cuts.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original station at Horden was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 April 1905. The station opened as part of the North Eastern Railway's project to build a new coastal line, by linking together and on the routes of the earlier Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway and Hartlepool Dock and Railway. This new line had been constructed primarily to avoid the steep gradients of the inland route at Seaton Bank and Hesleden Bank, but also provided access to the newly developed collieries of the Durham Coast. A six-inch Ordnance Survey map from 1922 shows the station, along with a station hotel, located at what was then the southern end of the new settlement, which was built to house…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7608, -1.3035
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Horden
- Postcode
- SR8 4HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Horden — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q38250965 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Horden railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horden railway station?
- Horden railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR8 4HJ), in the parish of Horden.
- What is Horden railway station?
- Horden railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Horden railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR8 4HJ.
- Who owns Horden railway station?
- Horden railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is Horden railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Horden railway station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the CASTLE EDEN DENE National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Horden railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR8 4HJ.