Knitsley railway station

Knitsley railway station served the hamlet of Knitsley, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1939 on the Lanchester Valley Railway.

Knitsley
Location
PlaceKnitsley
AreaCounty Durham
Coordinates54.8331°N 1.8125°W / 54.8331; -1.8125
Grid referenceNZ121487
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)Opened
1 February 1916Closed to passengers
30 March 1925Reopened
1 May 1939Closed to passengers
9 March 1964 (1964-03-09)Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the west side of Butesfield Lane. In 1870 Lord Lambton, who owned the land at the time, accepted an application to search for coal and it was founded in the following year. The NER doubled the station's tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries that may open on the line, and this did soon happen at Malton, Lanchester, Bearpark and Langley. The station closed to passengers on 1 February 1916 but later reopened on 30 March 1925. Passenger numbers were always light on the Lanchester Valley Line and it had an early close on 1 May 1939. After closure to passengers, there were still occasional excursions for Miners' Gala until 17 July 1954. Goods traffic was discontinued on 9 March 1964.[1]

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References
  1. "Disused Stations: Knitsley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Blackhill
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Lanchester Valley Railway		   Lanchester
Line and station closed


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