Heritage railway stations · North East England
Knitsley railway station
In or near Consett.
Knitsley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield · 9.5 km
- Free entry
About
Knitsley 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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From the Wikipedia article
Knitsley railway station served the hamlet of Knitsley, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1939 on the Lanchester Valley Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the west side of Butesfield Lane. In 1870 Lord Lambton, who owned the land at the time, accepted an application to search for coal and it was founded in the following year. The NER doubled the station's tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries that may open on the line, and this did soon happen at Malton, Lanchester, Bearpark and Langley. The station closed to passengers on 1 February 1916 but later reopened on 30 March 1925. Passenger numbers were always light on the Lanchester Valley Line and it had an early close on 1 May 1939. After closure to passengers, there were still…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8331, -1.8125
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH8 9ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield — 9.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q30621763 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knitsley railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knitsley railway station?
- Knitsley railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 9ER), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- What is Knitsley railway station?
- Knitsley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Knitsley railway station?
- The nearest railway station is East Tanfield, about 9.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH8 9ER.
- Is Knitsley railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Knitsley railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Knitsley railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 9ER. It sits within the Blaydon and Consett parliamentary constituency.