Usworth railway station

Usworth railway station served the village of Usworth, Washington, England from 1864 to 1963 on the Leamside line.

Usworth
The station site in 2005
Location	Usworth, Washington England
Coordinates	54.9124°N 1.5023°W
Grid reference	NZ320576
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
May 1864	Opened
9 September 1963	Closed

History

The station was opened in May 1864 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on Usworth Station Road and Washington Road. Goods traffic handled at the station included bricks, potatoes, gravel, sand and livestock. The train services slowly became less frequent until the September 1953 timetable showed that no trains called as Usworth. The bookings at Usworth had declined to only 5,593 in 1951. From 14 September 1959 there were no staff at the station so the station was class as an unstaffed halt, although the halt suffix was not added to its name. The station was later closed due to the Beeching Report on 9 September 1963 to both passenger services and goods traffic.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Usworth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Washington Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Leamside line		Pelaw Line and station closed