Wearhead railway station

Wearhead railway station served the village of Wearhead, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1961 on the Weardale Railway.

Wearhead
The station in 1953
Location	Wearhead, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.7494°N 2.2189°W
Grid reference	NY860394
Platforms	1
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
21 October 1895	Opened
29 June 1953	Closed to passengers
2 January 1963	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Front Street on the A689. It had a signal box, a goods warehouse and a single road engine shed, situated to the southeast. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953[1] and closed to goods on 2 January 1961. The road at the engine shed was lifted shortly after and the shed was demolished after 1977. The platform and the station building still exist, in use as a private residence.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 445. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Wearhead Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Weardale Railway		St John's Chapel Line and station closed