Pittington | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Pittington, County Durham |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.7984°N -1.4967°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Durham and Sunderland Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (North Eastern Region) |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 5 January 1953 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers |
Events2: | Closed to goods |
Pittington railway station served the village of Pittington, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1960 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.
The station opened on 6 November 1837 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway. It was situated on the east side of Station Road. It was rebuilt in 1875 with a new signal box being installed on the platform. This was replaced in 1948. The station closed to passengers on 5 January 1953[1] and closed to goods on 4 January 1960. The site is now a cycle way.[2]