Heritage railway stations · North East England
Rowley railway station
In or near Castleside.
Rowley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Adrian Taylor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Rowley 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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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rowley railway station served the hamlet of Rowley and the village of Castleside in County Durham, England from 1845 to 1966 on the Stanhope & Tyne Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
.]] The station was opened on 1 September 1845 as Cold Rowley as a stop on the Derwent Railway route from to but was renamed Rowley on 1 July 1868. It was situated on the west side of the A68 on what is now the Waskerley Way cycle track which passes through the station site. The goods traffic that was handled at the station was ganister (stone) and livestock. By 1931, passenger numbers had declined to 2,548 and to 753 in 1938, which led to its inevitable passenger closure on 1 May 1939. The station was still open to goods traffic with a single track in the 1950s until it closed completely on 6 June 1966. The line through the station continued to carry mineral traffic until 1 May 1969 and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8259, -1.8660
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Healeyfield
- Postcode
- DH8 9AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
Sources
- wikidata: Q30621619 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rowley railway station (England) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Rowley Station picnic area
Natural landmarks · 0.1 km
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Natural landmarks · 1.1 km
Castleside
Towns & cities · 1.1 km
Hownsgill Viaduct
Historic bridges · 1.4 km
Healeyfield Bridge
Historic bridges · 1.6 km
Bridge Over Waskerley Walk
Historic bridges · 1.6 km
Consett Academy
Other places · 1.7 km
Horsleyhope
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Healeyfield
Manor houses · 1.8 km
Hownsgill Caravan Park
Caravan parks · 1.8 km
Old Hot Metal Carriage
Memorials & monuments · 2.0 km
Roman dam
Archaeological sites · 2.1 km
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Rowley Station picnic area
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Whitehall picnic area
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Castleside
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Healeyfield Bridge
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Bridge Over Waskerley Walk
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Where to eat & stay near Rowley railway station
Places to stay
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Hownsgill Caravan Park
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📷 5Hostels · North East England
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Places to eat & drink
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rowley railway station?
- Rowley railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 9AQ), in the parish of Healeyfield.
- What is Rowley railway station?
- Rowley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rowley railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode DH8 9AQ.
- Is Rowley railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Rowley railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Rowley railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Rowley railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rowley railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 9AQ. It sits within the North Durham parliamentary constituency.