Heritage railway stations · North East England
Wearhead railway station
In or near Hunstanworth.
Wearhead railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andy Waddington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Wearhead 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
Wearhead railway station served the village of Wearhead, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1961 on the Weardale Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Front Street on the A689. It had a signal box, a goods warehouse and a single road engine shed, situated to the southeast. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953 and closed to goods on 2 January 1961. The road at the engine shed was lifted shortly after and the shed was demolished after 1977. The platform and the station building still exist, in use as a private residence.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7494, -2.2189
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 1EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q105360280 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wearhead railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wearhead railway station?
- Wearhead railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 1EB), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Wearhead railway station?
- Wearhead railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wearhead railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode DL13 1EB.
- Is Wearhead railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Wearhead railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Wearhead railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Wearhead railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wearhead railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 1EB. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.