Aycliffe railway station
Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the main line between Darlington and Durham.
- This article refers to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction station. For the Stockton and Darlington station see Heighington railway station
Aycliffe | |
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Site of the station in 1991 | |
Location | Aycliffe, County Durham England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
19 June 1844 | Station opens |
2 March 1953 | Station closes |
History
Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.
The site today
Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Darlington Bank Top Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Bradbury Line open, station closed |
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