Heritage railway stations · North East England
Wear Valley Junction railway station
In or near Howden-le-Wear.
Wear Valley Junction railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear · 1.6 km
- Free entry
About
Wear Valley Junction 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
Wear Valley Junction railway station primarily served as an interchange between the Wear Valley Line and the Weardale Extension Railway (WXR) between 1847 and 1935. It was the closest railway station to the village of High Grange in County Durham, North East England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway (BA&WR) passed through the future site of the station upon its opening between and in November 1843 and was extended to by the WXR in 1845. In 1862, the line to Frosterley was extended to by the Frosterley & Stanhope Railway and was once again extended on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway between Stanhope and . The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 8 July 1935 though passenger and goods train continued to pass through on both lines for many years: After major efforts to clear the line of vegetation and repair damaged tracks, passenger services along the section between Stanhope and Bishop Auckland through Wear Valley…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6810, -1.7435
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Witton-le-Wear
- Postcode
- DL15 8BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q55136999 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wear Valley Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wear Valley Junction railway station?
- Wear Valley Junction railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL15 8BB), in the parish of Witton-le-Wear.
- What is Wear Valley Junction railway station?
- Wear Valley Junction railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wear Valley Junction railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL15 8BB.
- Is Wear Valley Junction railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Wear Valley Junction railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wear Valley Junction railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL15 8BB.