Ushaw Moor railway station

Ushaw Moor railway station, was a station on the Deerness Valley Railway, south of the village of Ushaw Moor in County Durham, was opened on 1 September 1884 by the North Eastern Railway.[1]

Ushaw Moor
General information
LocationUshaw Moor, County Durham
England
Grid referenceNZ227422
Line(s)Deerness Valley Railway
Platforms2 (originally 1)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 September 1884Opened
29 October 1951Closed to passengers
28 December 1964Closed to freight

The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951 and freight on 28 December 1964. The stone and timber built station[1] was demolished and few traces of it remain. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path.[2]

  Deerness Valley Railway
Overview
LocaleCounty Durham
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length8 miles (13 km)
East Coast Main Line to Chester-le-Street
 Durham
Lanchester Valley Railway to Consett
Durham to Bishop Auckland Line to Bishop Auckland
East Coast Main Line to Darlington
 Ushaw Moor
New Brancepeth Colliery
Ushaw Moor Colliery
Hamsteels, Esh, and Cornsay collieries
 Waterhouses
Waterhouses Colliery
East Hedley Hope Colliery
Stanley Inclines
Stanley Drift Mines
Wooley Colliery
Bank Foot Coke Works/Chemical Plant
Stanhope and Tyne Railway to Consett
Crook
West Durham Railway to Byers Green
Weardale Extension Railway to Bishop Auckland
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Durham   LNER
Deerness Valley Railway		   Waterhouses

References
  1. "Ushaw Moor Station". Disused Stations.
  2. "Deerness Valley Railway Path". The Long Distance Walkers Association.

54.774°N 1.648°W / 54.774; -1.648

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