Middleton-in-Teesdale railway station

The station served the town of Middleton-in-Teesdale. The station opened to passenger traffic on 12 May 1868. It closed for passengers on 30 November 1964 and freight traffic on 5 April 1965. Until June 1894, the station was simply called Middleton, but a name change was instigated to differentiate it from the other stations on the network called Middleton. Apart from station, all other stations on the line were in the North Riding of Yorkshire, including Middleton-in-Teesdale which was 0.25 mi south of the town itself. The town is on the north side of the River Tees placing it in County Durham. The railway company decided to build the station on the south side of the River Tees as they had…