Rainton Meadows railway station
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Rainton Meadows | |
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General information | |
Location | West Rainton, County Durham England |
Coordinates | 54°49′27″N 1°29′55″W / 54.8241°N 1.4987°W |
Grid reference | NZ323478 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Durham Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway |
Key dates | |
9 March 1840 | Opened |
19 June 1844 | Closed |
Rainton Meadows railway station served the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England from 1840 to 1844 on the Durham Junction Railway.
History
The station opened on 9 March 1840 by the Durham Junction Railway. It was situated between Marks Lane and Meadows Lane. It was never mentioned in Bradshaw's railway guide but it was mentioned in Robinson's and Branding Junction's guides. The station closed on 19 June 1844 but a siding continued use as a dumping ground until the late twentieth century.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Disused Stations:Rainton Meadows Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 357. OCLC 931112387.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Durham Junction Railway Rainton Meadows-Oakwellgate |
Fencehouses Line and station closed |
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