Leadgate railway station

Leadgate railway station served the village of Leadgate, County Durham, England, from 1896 to 1964 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

Leadgate
Location	Leadgate, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.8604°N 1.8029°W
Grid reference	NZ127517
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
17 August 1896	Opened
23 May 1955	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 17 August 1896 by the North Eastern Railway. The signal box was at the east of the southbound platform. This controlled access to the goods yard, which had three sidings: two of which ran behind the northbound platform and the other ran up to the northbound platform. There were more sidings to the south which served Iveston Colliery and Crookhall Iron Foundry. Like the other stations on the line, the bus service introduced in the 1920s drastically decreased the passenger numbers at the station. It closed to passengers on 23 May 1955[1] and to goods traffic on 10 August 1964. The site is now occupied by St Ives Gardens.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Leadgate Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Annfield Plain Line open, station closed		Stanhope and Tyne Railway		Carrhouse Line open, station closed