Historic churches · North East England
St John's Chapel railway station
St John's Chapel railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St John's Chapel 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
St John's Chapel railway station served the village of St John's Chapel, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1965 on the Weardale Railway.
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Background
History
The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the south side of a minor road and included a goods warehouse and several sidings. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953. It became a public delivery siding on 2 January 1961 and closed to goods on 1 November 1965. The track was removed in September 1966. John Tom Rumney (Station Master/porter) and his wife Meggie Rumney lived continued to live in Station House next to the demolished station where they raised their sons Ronnie and Maurice Rumney. The house was sold after Meggie's death and extended.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7373, -2.1769
Sources
- wikidata: Q105393876 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Chapel railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Chapel railway station?
- St John's Chapel railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7373°, -2.1769°.