Haswell railway station

Haswell railway station served the village of Haswell, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1952 on the Hartlepool Dock and Railway.

Haswell
LocationHaswell, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHartlepool Dock and Railway Company
Pre-groupingDurham and Sunderland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
April 1837 (1837-04)Opened
1858Resited
9 June 1952 (1952-06-09)Closed

History

First station

Coordinates: 54.7865°N 1.4184°W / 54.7865; -1.4184 The station opened in April 1837, although it opened to goods earlier on 23 November 1835, by the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company. It was also used by passengers earlier, but only used on Sundays. It closed in 1858 and was resited.[1][2]

Second station

Coordinates: 54.7845°N 1.4149°W / 54.7845; -1.4149 The second site of the station opened in 1858. It had a station building on the northbound platform and a signal box immediately to the north. It closed to passengers on 9 June 1952. Nothing remains.[3][2]

References
  1. "Haswell 1st railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 217. OCLC 931112387.
  3. "Haswell 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shotton Bridge
Line and station closed		   Hartlepool Dock and Railway   Terminus


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