Grangetown railway station (England)

Grangetown railway station served the township of Grangetown in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North East England between 1885 and 1991 as a stop on the Tees Valley line.

Grangetown
The site of the closed Grangetown station in 1997
Location
PlaceGrangetown
AreaRedcar and Cleveland
Coordinates54.5885°N 1.1521°W / 54.5885; -1.1521
Grid referenceNZ548218
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
British Rail (Eastern)
Platforms2
History
22 November 1885 (1885-11-22)Opened as Eston Grange
1 January 1902Renamed Grangetown
25 November 1991 (1991-11-25)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened as Eston Grange on 22 November 1885 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated about 1 km from the current Grangetown.[1] The station's name was changed to Grangetown on 1 January 1902.[2] Grangetown was one of the stations to have been adversely affected due to the closure of factories, having only a few passengers left.[3] The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 25 November 1991.[4]

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References

  1. "Grangetown Railway Station". Hidden Teesside. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Disused Stations: South Bank (1st bank)/Eston (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. "Disused Stations: Cargo Fleet". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 193
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Warrenby Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Line
  South Bank
Line and station open
British Steel Redcar
Line open and station closed
  British Rail Eastern Region
Tees Valley Line
  South Bank
Line and station open


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