Historic bridges · North East England
Shotton Bridge railway station
In or near Peterlee Town F.C..
Shotton Bridge railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Horden · 5.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shotton Bridge railway station, the nearest railway station is Horden, located 5.6 km away. The postcode for the area is DH6 2YL, which can be used for sat-nav coordinates. Entry to the site is free.
About
Shotton Bridge 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
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shotton Bridge railway station was a railway station built by the North Eastern Railway (NER) on the route of the Hartlepool Dock & Railway (HD&R) as part of a programme of works to modernise that line and link it with the Durham & Sunderland Railway (D&SR) so as to create a railway through-route between West Hartlepool and Sunderland. On opening, the station served the relatively new village of Shotton Colliery, which grew around the nearby Shotton Grange Colliery, as well as Old Shotton on the Stockton to Sunderland turnpike road, further to the east.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Construction of the HD&R was first authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained on 1 June 1832 which granted the railway company powers to construct a 14-mile railway from Moorsley (near Houghton-le-Spring) to Hartlepool, as well as a number of short branches to serve collieries surrounding the line. A further Act of 16 June 1834 authorised an additional branch to Gilesgate in the City of Durham. However competition from other railway companies (most notably the Durham & Sunderland Railway (D&SR)) diverted along other routes much of the traffic that the company had been intending to access thus meaning that the H&DR only reached as far as and most of its branches were either cut short or…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7649, -1.3939
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Shotton
- Postcode
- DH6 2YL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Horden — 5.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q64729690 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shotton Bridge railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shotton Bridge railway station?
- Shotton Bridge railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 2YL), in the parish of Shotton.
- What is Shotton Bridge railway station?
- Shotton Bridge railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shotton Bridge railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH6 2YL.
- Is Shotton Bridge railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Shotton Bridge railway station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Shotton Bridge railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Shotton Bridge railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shotton Bridge railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH6 2YL.