West Stanley railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Stanley, County Durham, England}}

{{Infobox station

| name = West Stanley

| status = Disused

| image = West Stanley station (postcard).jpg

| borough = Stanley, County Durham

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ197537|25|NZ197537}}

| original = North Eastern Railway

| pregroup = North Eastern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = {{Start date|1894|02|01|df=yes}}

| events = Opened as Shield Row

| years1 = 1 February 1934

| events1 = Renamed West Stanley

| years2 = {{end date|1955|05|23|df=y}}

| events2 = Closed to regular passenger services

}}

West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway serving the town of Stanley in County Durham, England.

History

The loop line between {{stnlnk|Annfield Plain}} and {{stnlnk|Pelton}} was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886.{{sfn|Conolly|1976|loc=p. 27, section C5}}{{sfn|Allen|1974|p=159}} This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided.{{sfn|Allen|1974|pp=43,159}} Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=210}} The final section of the deviation between Pelton and {{stnlnk|Birtley}} was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896.{{sfn|Allen|1974|p=160}}

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).{{sfn|Allen|1974|pp=185–6,233–4}} On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley.{{sfn|Butt|1995|pp=210,246}}

The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=246}}

Routes

{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Annfield Plain}}
Line and station closed |next={{stnlnk|Beamish}}
Line and station closed |route=North Eastern Railway
Annfield Plain Deviation |col={{NER colour}} }}

Notes

References

{{cite book |last=Allen |first=Cecil J. |title=The North Eastern Railway |year=1974 |orig-year=1964 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0495-1 }}
{{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 }}
{{cite book |last=Conolly |first=W. Philip |title=British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer |edition=5th |date=January 1976 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0320-3 |id=EX/0176 }}

External links

[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#419,553,1 West Stanley Station on navigable O.S. map]

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Category:Disused railway stations in County Durham

Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955