Ushaw Moor railway station

Ushaw Moor railway station, was a station on the Deerness Valley Railway, south of the village of Ushaw Moor in County Durham, was opened on 1 September 1884 by the North Eastern Railway.[1]

Ushaw Moor
Location	Ushaw Moor, County Durham England
Grid reference	NZ227422
Line(s)	Deerness Valley Railway
Platforms	2 (originally 1)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 September 1884	Opened
29 October 1951	Closed to passengers
28 December 1964	Closed to freight

The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951 and freight on 28 December 1964. The stone and timber built station[1] was demolished and few traces of it remain. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path.[2]

Deerness Valley Railway
Overview Locale County Durham Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 8 miles (13 km)
East Coast Main Line to Chester-le-Street Durham Lanchester Valley Railway to Consett Durham to Bishop Auckland Line to Bishop Auckland East Coast Main Line to Darlington Ushaw Moor New Brancepeth Colliery Ushaw Moor Colliery Hamsteels, Esh, and Cornsay collieries Waterhouses Waterhouses Colliery East Hedley Hope Colliery Stanley Inclines Stanley Drift Mines Wooley Colliery Bank Foot Coke Works/Chemical Plant Stanhope and Tyne Railway to Consett Crook West Durham Railway to Byers Green Weardale Extension Railway to Bishop Auckland

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Durham		LNER Deerness Valley Railway		Waterhouses

References

1. "Ushaw Moor Station". Disused Stations.
2. "Deerness Valley Railway Path". The Long Distance Walkers Association.

External links

• Ushaw Moor on navigable 1948 O. S. map