Westgate-in-Weardale | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Westgate, County Durham |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.7367°N -2.1404°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | North Eastern Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 29 June 1953 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers |
Events2: | Closed to goods |
Westgate-in-Weardale railway station served the village of Westgate, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1965 on the Weardale Railway.
The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the east side of a minor road. It closed to passengers in June 1953[1] but remained open for goods. When closed on 1 November 1965, it was converted to a public delivery siding. It closed to goods on 1 July 1968.[2]