South Church railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = South Church

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = South Church, County Durham

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ221286|25|NZ221286}}

| original = Stockton and Darlington Railway

| opened = {{Start date and age|1842|04|19|df=yes}}

| closed = {{circa}} {{end date and age|1845}}

}}

South Church railway station was on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

History

The first section of the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway, from a junction with the Stockton and Darlington Railway near {{stnlnk|Shildon}} and including the {{convert|1225|yd|m|adj=on}} Shildon Tunnel, opened as far as South Church (also known as St Andrew Auckland) in January 1842.{{cite book |last=Allen |first=Cecil J. |author-link=Cecil J. Allen |title=The North Eastern Railway |year=1974 |orig-year=1964 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0495-1 |page=74 }} The station opened to passengers on 19 April 1842, and closed circa 1845,{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil | isbn = 1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=215 }} the line having been extended to {{stnlnk|Crook}} in late 1843.{{harvnb|Allen|1974|p=101}}

Trains on the present-day Tees Valley Line pass the site of the station.

Routes

{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Shildon}}
Line and station open |next={{stnlnk|Bishop Auckland}}
Line and station open |route=Stockton and Darlington Railway
Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway |col=000000 }}

References

External links

[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#422,528,1 Site of South Church Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map]

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Category:Disused railway stations in County Durham

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1845