Greatham railway station

Greatham railway station served the village of Greatham, County Durham, England from 1841 to 1991 on the Durham Coast Line.

Greatham
The remains of the station in 2002
LocationGreatham, County Durham
England
Coordinates54.6342°N 1.2289°W / 54.6342; -1.2289
Grid referenceNZ498268
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStockton and Hartlepool Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
10 February 1841 (1841-02-10)Opened
24 November 1991 (1991-11-24)Closed

History

The station opened on 10 February 1841 by the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway.[1] The station survived the Beeching Axe but was later downgraded to an unstaffed halt. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 24 November 1991, after having its service reduced to minimal levels for much of the previous decade.[2][3]

The disused station platforms remain at the site, but all station buildings have been demolished and the signal box will be demolished in October 2020.

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 194
  2. "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)". Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. "Greatham railway station (site), County Durham". Geograph. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Billingham-on-Tees
Line open, station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Durham Coast Line
  Seaton Carew
Line and station open
Billingham
Line and station open
  British Rail Eastern Region
Durham Coast Line
  Seaton Carew
Line and station open


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