Heritage railway stations · North East England
Leamside railway station
In or near West Rainton.
Leamside railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 5.6 km
- Free entry
About
Leamside 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
Leamside railway station served the villages of Leamside and West Rainton, in County Durham, England from 1844 to 1953 on the Leamside line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first station was opened on 15 April 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway as an intermediate station on their route from and to the Durham Junction Railway at Rainton Crossing. The station was situated on the south side of Station Road bridge. On 1 April 1857, the North Eastern Railway opened a line from to a junction with the former N&DJR south of the original Leamside station and, due to it becoming a junction station, decided to open a new, more suitable, Leamside station a short distance to south of the previous one. The freight facilities were on the up side with a goods shed. In 1913 NER statistics show that 11,128 tons of bricks and 21 wagons of livestock were…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8119, -1.5137
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- West Rainton and Leamside
- Postcode
- DH4 6SE
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 5.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q30621642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leamside railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leamside railway station?
- Leamside railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH4 6SE), in the parish of West Rainton and Leamside.
- What is Leamside railway station?
- Leamside railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Leamside railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH4 6SE.
- Is Leamside railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Leamside railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Leamside railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH4 6SE.