Greatham railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Greatham, County Durham}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Greatham

| status = Disused

| image = File:Greatham station remains geograph-3891704-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = The remains of the station in 2002

| borough = Greatham, Hartlepool

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.6342|-1.2289|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ498268|25|NZ498268}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Stockton and Hartlepool Railway

| pregroup = North Eastern Railway

| postgroup = {{ubl|London and North Eastern Railway|British Railways (North Eastern Region)|British Rail (Eastern Region)}}

| years = {{Start date|1841|02|10|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1991|11|24|df=y}}

| events1 = Closed

}}

Greatham railway station served the village of Greatham in the Borough of Hartlepool, North East England, from 1841 to 1991 on what became the Durham Coast Line.

History

The station was opened on 10 February 1841 as a stop on the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway,M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 194 originally a branch line linking West Hartlepool to main line of the Clarence Railway near {{rws|Billingham}}.{{Cite book|last=Hill|first=Norman|title=Teesside Railways A View From The Past|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing Ltd|year=2001|isbn=0711028036|location=Hersham|pages=4, 23}} Under the direction of the North Eastern Railway, a successor to the S&HR, a new line was constructed at Hartlepool in 1877 to provide a direct connection to the former Hartlepool Dock & Railway network operating northwards from the town, thus allowing through running towards {{stn|Sunderland}} and beginning the process of integrating the S&HR into what would become the Durham Coast Line.

The station survived the Beeching cuts but was later downgraded to an unstaffed halt. It was ultimately closed to all traffic on 24 November 1991, after having its service reduced to minimal levels for much of the previous decade.{{cite web|title=List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2006/feb/closuredatesformerbrstations/|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090607005141/http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2006/feb/closuredatesformerbrstations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-07|access-date=2012-02-06|publisher=Department for Transport|year=2006|work=Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006}}{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4299909|title=Greatham railway station (site), County Durham|work=Geograph|access-date=1 July 2017}}

The disused station platforms remain at the site, but all the station buildings have been demolished except the signal box. It has been decommissioned and was due to be demolished in October 2020, but was still standing in January 2025.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

References

External links

{{rail line |previous={{rws|Billingham-on-Tees}}
{{small|Line open; station closed}}|next={{rws|Seaton Carew}}
{{small|Line and station open}}|route=North Eastern Railway
{{small|Durham Coast Line}}|col={{NER colour}} }}

{{rail line|previous={{rws|Billingham}}
{{small|Line and station open}}|next={{rws|Seaton Carew}}
{{Small|Line and station open}}|route=British Rail (Eastern Region)
{{small|Durham Coast Line}}|col={{BR(E) colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in the Borough of Hartlepool

Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1991

Category:1841 establishments in England

Category:1991 disestablishments in England

Category:Greatham, County Durham