Rainton Meadows railway station

Rainton Meadows railway station served the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England from 1840 to 1844 on the Durham Junction Railway.

Rainton Meadows
General information
LocationWest Rainton, County Durham
England
Coordinates54.8241°N 1.4987°W / 54.8241; -1.4987
Grid referenceNZ323478
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDurham Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNewcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Key dates
9 March 1840 (1840-03-09)Opened
19 June 1844 (1844-06-19)Closed

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

  1. "Disused Stations:Rainton Meadows Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 357. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Durham Junction Railway
Rainton Meadows-Oakwellgate
  Fencehouses
Line and station closed
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