Ushaw Moor railway station explained

Ushaw Moor
Status:Disused
Borough:Ushaw Moor, County Durham
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2 (originally 1)
Line:Deerness Valley Railway
Original:North Eastern Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:LNER
Years:1 September 1884
Events:Opened
Years1:29 October 1951
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:28 December 1964
Events2:Closed to freight

Ushaw Moor railway station, was a station on the Deerness Valley Railway, south of the village of Ushaw Moor in County Durham, was opened on 1 September 1884 by the North Eastern Railway.[1]

The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951 and freight on 28 December 1964. The stone and timber built station was demolished and few traces of it remain. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path.[2]

External links

54.774°N -1.648°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ushaw Moor Station. Disused Stations.
  2. Web site: Deerness Valley Railway Path. The Long Distance Walkers Association.