Aycliffe railway station

Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the main line between Darlington and Durham.

Not to be confused with Newton Aycliffe railway station.
This article refers to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction station. For the Stockton and Darlington station see Heighington railway station

Aycliffe
Site of the station in 1991
LocationAycliffe, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1844Station opens
2 March 1953Station closes

History

Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References
    • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
    • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
    • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
    • Station on navigable O.S. map
    Preceding station Historical railways Following station
    Darlington Bank Top
    Line and station open    		   North Eastern Railway
    East Coast Main Line    		   Bradbury
    Line open, station closed


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