Vigo railway station (England) explained

Vigo
Status:Disused
Borough:Birtley, Tyne and Wear
Country:England
Coordinates:54.8806°N -1.5622°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:?
Original:Stanhope & Tyne Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Years1:April 1835
Events1:Opened
Years2:December 1853
Events2:Closed
Years3:March 1862
Events3:Reopened
Years4:January 1869
Events4:Closed
Years5:1980s
Events5:Line closed

Vigo railway station served the Barley Mow and Vigo areas of the town of Birtley in Tyne and Wear (historically County Durham) in England. The station, on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway, was opened in 1835 and closed in 1853. It reopened in 1862 and closed for the final time in 1869.[1] [2]

The line remained open to passengers until 1955 and to freight until the 1980s. The site of the station has since been demolished and the trackbed now forms part of the Consett and Sunderland Railway Path between Washington and Chester-le-Street following the course of the old railway line.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disused Stations:Washington Station (1st site) . disused-stations.org.uk . 5 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Langham . Rob . The Stanhope & Tyne Railway: A Brief History . NEHL . 5 January 2023 . en . 27 November 2020.
  3. Web site: History of Railways in County Durham - Waggonways . sites.google.com . 5 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Contributors . Ewan Crawford . Vigo - RAILSCOT . www.railscot.co.uk . 5 January 2023 . en.
  5. Web site: Consett and Sunderland Railway Path . . 5 January 2023.