Witton Gilbert railway station

Witton Gilbert railway station served the village of Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1963 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

Witton Gilbert
Location
Place	Langley Park
Area	County Durham
Coordinates	54.8021°N 1.6609°W / 54.8021; -1.6609
Grid reference	NZ219453
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)	Opened
1 May 1939	Closed to passengers
30 September 1963 (1963-09-30)	Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the west side of a track running south from Wallnook Lane. This station's track was not doubled by the NER, possibly due to there being a low demand for collieries. Like all of the other stations on the line, the station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939. Like the other stations, the station was still used for Miners' Gala until 17 July 1954. The station was closed to goods traffic on 30 July 1963.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Witton Gilbert". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lanchester Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Lanchester Valley Line		Aldin Grange for Bearpark Line and station closed