Tow Law railway station

Tow Law railway station served the town of Tow Law, County Durham, England, from 1847 to 1965 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

Tow Law
The Station Inn in 2008
Location	Tow Law, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.7459°N 1.815°W
Grid reference	NZ120390
Platforms	1 (first site) 2 (second site)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
September 1847	First station opened
2 March 1868	First station closed to passengers and resited
11 June 1956	Second station closed to passengers
5 July 1965	Both stations closed to goods traffic

History

The first station opened in September 1847 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the west side of High Street. It was resisted on 2 March 1868 in between Station Road and Church Lane when the Sunnyside deviation opened, although the first site remained for goods traffic.[1] Six blast furnaces were built and served by nearby collieries. Atwood Iron Works closed in 1882 but more iron works opened up around the town. The station building was on the down side and the signal box was at the west end of the up platform. This controlled access to the goods yard which was to the west of the station. On the down side of the goods yard were four sidings, the northernmost siding serving a stone goods shed and the southernmost siding passing the cattle dock. Private sidings served various coliieries, gas works, iron works and depots. The station lost passenger traffic, albeit not much, when the section of the line to Blackhill closed on 1 May 1939. The line closed completely around 1951 and Tow Law became a terminus for Darlington services, although this didn't last for long. Passenger services were withdrawn on 11 June 1956[2] and goods traffic ceased for both stations on 5 July 1965. The track was lifted from 1966–1967 and it was demolished in 1973. The site is now occupied by Alpine Way housing.[3]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Tow Law Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.
3. "Disused Stations: Tow Law Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
High Stoop Line open, station closed		Stanhope and Tyne Railway		Rookhope Line open, station closed