West Stanley railway station

West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway, in County Durham.

West Stanley
LocationStanley, County Durham
England
Grid referenceNZ197537
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894 (1894-02-01)Opened as Shield Row
1 February 1934Renamed West Stanley
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)Closed to regular passenger services

History

The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886.[1][2] This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided.[3] Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894.[4] The final section of the deviation between Pelton and Birtley was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896.[5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley.[7]

The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955.[8]

Routes
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Annfield Plain
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Annfield Plain Deviation		   Beamish
Line and station closed

Notes
  1. Conolly 1976, p. 27, section C5.
  2. Allen 1974, p. 159.
  3. Allen 1974, pp. 43,159.
  4. Butt 1995, p. 210.
  5. Allen 1974, p. 160.
  6. Allen 1974, pp. 185–6,233–4.
  7. Butt 1995, pp. 210,246.
  8. Butt 1995, p. 246.

References
  • Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.


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