Evenwood railway station

Evenwood railway station served the village of Evenwood, County Durham, England from 1858 to 1962 on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway.

Evenwood
The site of the station in 1995
Location	Evenwood, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.6298°N 1.7707°W
Grid reference	NZ149261
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
13 October 1858	First station opened
May 1864	Closed and relocated
14 October 1957	Second station closed to passengers
18 June 1962	Second station closed to goods traffic

History

The station opened on 13 October 1858 by the North Eastern Railway. It was originally on the Hagger Leases branch but it was relocated in May 1864. It closed to passengers on 14 October 1957[1] and closed to goods traffic on 18 June 1962.[2]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 166
2. "At Ramshaw near site of Evenwood... (C) Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
West Auckland Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway		Cockfield Fell Line and station closed