Heritage railway stations · North East England
Westgate-in-Weardale railway station
In or near Stanhope.
Westgate-in-Weardale 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
- Stanhope · 8.8 km
- Free entry
About
Westgate-in-Weardale 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
Westgate-in-Weardale railway station served the village of Westgate, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1965 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 east side of a minor road. It closed to passengers in June 1953 but remained open for goods. When closed on 1 November 1965, it was converted to a public delivery siding. It closed to goods on 1 July 1968.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7367, -2.1404
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 1SQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope — 8.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q105393900 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Westgate-in-Weardale railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westgate-in-Weardale railway station?
- Westgate-in-Weardale railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 1SQ), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Westgate-in-Weardale railway station?
- Westgate-in-Weardale railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Westgate-in-Weardale railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 8.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 1SQ.
- Is Westgate-in-Weardale railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Westgate-in-Weardale railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Westgate-in-Weardale railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Westgate-in-Weardale railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Westgate-in-Weardale railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 1SQ. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.