Belmont Junction railway station (Durham)

{{about|the former station in Durham, England|other stations called Belmont|Belmont railway station (disambiguation){{!}}Belmont railway station}}

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Belmont, Country Durham}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Belmont Junction

| status = Disused

| image = File:Belmont Junction railway station (site), County Durham (geograph 6852613).jpg

| caption = The site of the station in 2021

| borough = Belmont, County Durham

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.7972|-1.5206|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ309448|25|NZ309448}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway

| pregroup = York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
North Eastern Railway

| years = {{Start date|1844|04|15|df=yes}}

| events = Opened as Belmont

| years1 = 1852

| events1 = Renamed Belmont Junction

| years2 = {{End date|1857|04|01|df=y}}

| events2 = Closed completely

}}

Belmont Junction railway station was a railway station that served the civil parish of Belmont in County Durham, North East England, from 1844 to 1857. It was located at the junction between the main line and {{rws|Gilesgate}} branch of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Belmont on 15 April 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. It was situated north of the railway bridge over the A690, close to junction 62 of the A1. The station name was changed to Belmont Junction in 1852. The station ceased to have a purpose when the North Eastern Railway opened its branch from {{rws|Leamside}} to {{rws|Bishop Auckland}}, on which the present day Durham station is located. This station is far closer to the centre of Durham than the former station at Gilesgate was and thus the Gilesgate branch and Belmont Junction closed to all traffic on 1 April 1857.{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/belmont_junction/|title=Disused Stations: Belmont Junction|work=Disused Stations|access-date=30 March 2017}}{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=73|oclc=931112387}}

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