Heritage railways · North East England
Witton-le-Wear railway station
In or near Witton-le-Wear.
Witton-le-Wear railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Witton-le-Wear railway station is located in County Durham, with the nearest railway station being Witton-le-Wear, just 0.1 km away. The postcode for the area is DL14 0AL. Entry details are not specified, so please check ahead for accessibility information.
About
Witton-le-Wear 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.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
The site of the station seen looking across Witton-le-Wear level crossing in November 2009. The second station was on the left side of the track and the future site of the current (third) station is located on the right side of the track
From the Wikipedia article
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services (though one return service from Stanhope train per day currently terminates here rather than continuing to the eastern terminus at Bishop Auckland West). The current station platform is located on the opposite side of the track to the original railway station which was operation between 1847 and 1953.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first station opened on 3 April 1847 by the Wear Valley Company on their line from the Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway at Witton Junction to and was located close to the A68. This line was extended to in 1862 by the Frosterley & Stanhope Railway. It was found that this station's location on a curved and steeply graded section of the line made it difficult to start passenger trains from it and thus, The station was closed to passengers by British Railways (BR) on 29 June 1953 and goods on 1 November 1965. In 1961 the line was cut back to and then, in 1968, it was further reduced to the Blue Circle Cement Works (later owned by Lafarge), just to the west of . Though stopping goods…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6761, -1.7684
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Witton-le-Wear
- Postcode
- DL14 0AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q55136997 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Witton-le-Wear railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Witton-le-Wear railway station?
- Witton-le-Wear railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL14 0AL), in the parish of Witton-le-Wear.
- What is Witton-le-Wear railway station?
- Witton-le-Wear railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Witton-le-Wear railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL14 0AL.
- Who owns Witton-le-Wear railway station?
- Witton-le-Wear railway station is owned by Weardale Railway.
- How do I get to Witton-le-Wear railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL14 0AL.