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aycliffe+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559
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Aycliffe
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location Aycliffe, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1844Station opened
2 March 1953Station closed

Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the East Coast Main Line between Darlington and Durham.

History

Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC  22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Darlington Bank Top
Line and station open
  North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line
  Bradbury
Line open, station closed

54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559



aycliffe+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aycliffe
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location Aycliffe, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1844Station opened
2 March 1953Station closed

Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the East Coast Main Line between Darlington and Durham.

History

Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC  22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Darlington Bank Top
Line and station open
  North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line
  Bradbury
Line open, station closed

54°35′46″N 1°33′32″W / 54.596°N 1.559°W / 54.596; -1.559



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