Vigo railway station (England)

Vigo railway station served the Barley Mow and Vigo areas of the town of Birtley in Tyne and Wear (historically County Durham) in England. The station, on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway , was opened in 1835 and closed in 1853. It reopened in 1862 and closed for the final time in 1869.[1][2]

Vigo
Site of Vigo station site
General information
LocationBirtley, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates54.8806°N 1.5622°W / 54.8806; -1.5622
Platforms?
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStanhope & Tyne Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
April 1835Opened
December 1853Closed
March 1862Reopened
January 1869Closed
1980sLine closed

The line remained open to passengers until 1955 and to freight until the 1980s. The site of the station has since been demolished and the trackbed now forms part of the Consett and Sunderland Railway Path between Washington and Chester-le-Street following the course of the old railway line.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Disused Stations:Washington Station (1st site)". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. Langham, Rob (27 November 2020). "The Stanhope & Tyne Railway: A Brief History". NEHL. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. "History of Railways in County Durham - Waggonways". sites.google.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Vigo - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. "Consett and Sunderland Railway Path". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pelton
Line and station closed		   Stanhope and Tyne Railway   Biddick Lane
Line and station closed
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