Byers Green railway station explained

Byers Green
Status:Disused
Borough:Byers Green, County Durham
Country:England
Coordinates:54.6903°N -1.6488°W
Platforms:1
Original:Clarence Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1845
Events:First station opened
Years1:1867
Events1:First station closed to passengers
Years2:1878
Events2:Second station opened on site of Tod Hills station
Years3:1885
Events3:Third station replaces second station
Years4:4 December 1939
Events4:Third station closed to passengers
Years5:2 June 1958
Events5:Third station closed completely

Byers Green railway station was one of three railway stations that served in the village of Byers Green in County Durham, Northeast England.

History

The Clarence Railway opened its Byers Green branch from in 1837. Passengers were first carried from 1845, initially starting at Tod Hills (or Todhills) to the west, but services were cut back to Byers Green from 1848. The service was again extended to Tod Hills in 1865, before the passenger service was withdrawn on the branch in 1867.

The service was restored in 1878, when a new Byers Green station opened at the site of the original Tod Hills station. In 1885 a new line opened from Burnhouse Junction, to the east of Byers Green station, to and a new station opened on this line. This station closed to passengers on 4 December 1939 and goods on 2 June 1958.

The Clarence Railway was leased to the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway for 21 years from 1844, and a permanent lease was negotiated from 1851. The Clarence Railway became part of the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway in 1853, which became part of the larger North Eastern Railway in 1865.

The trackbed of the railway has been converted into the Auckland Way, a path for walkers and cyclists.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auckland Way Railway Path. 2011. 4 February 2014. Durham County Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223025944/http://content.durham.gov.uk/PDFRepository/Auckland_Way_Railway_Path_FINAL_WITH_INTERACTIVES.pdf#. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.