Heritage railway stations · North East England
Rainton Meadows railway station
Rainton Meadows railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Rainton Meadows 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
Rainton Meadows railway station served the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England from 1840 to 1844 on the Durham Junction Railway.
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Background
History
The station opened on 9 March 1840 by the Durham Junction Railway. It was situated between Marks Lane and Meadows Lane. It was never mentioned in Bradshaw's railway guide but it was mentioned in Robinson's and Branding Junction's guides. The station closed on 19 June 1844 but a siding continued use as a dumping ground until the late twentieth century.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8241, -1.4987
Sources
- wikidata: Q97183983 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rainton Meadows railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rainton Meadows railway station?
- Rainton Meadows railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8241°, -1.4987°.