Piercebridge railway station

The line between Darlington and Barnard Castle opened up to traffic in July 1856. Piercebridge station, like , and railway stations, opened up on the same day. The station was 2.5 mi west of Darlington station and 14 mi east of the original Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway station at Barnard Castle. The station had two platforms and like many other country stations, received and despatched goods traffic from the station sidings. The station was actually located in a place called Carlbury, just to the north of Piercebridge, which led to the development of the hamlet of Carlbury. The station was closed to passengers in November 1964, with full closure in April 1965. The line remained…