High Stoop railway station

High Stoop/High Souk
General information
LocationHigh Stoop, County Durham
England
Coordinates54°45′21″N 1°50′29″W / 54.75588°N 1.84147°W / 54.75588; -1.84147
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStockton & Darlington Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1851Station opened
1881Station closed to passengers
May 1939Line closed to passengers
1951Line between Burnhill and Blackhill closed
1956Line between Burnhill and Tow Law closed

High Stoop railway station also known as High Souk was a railway station that served the village of High Stoop, County Durham, England. It was located on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway line from Bishop Auckland to Blackhill between Wear Valley Junction and Tow Law.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1851 on their line between Bishop Auckland and Blackhill. It was located in a rural area of Weardale. The station closed to passengers in 1881 before closing to all traffic between Tow Law and Blackhill. The disused railway line was later in use between Saltersgate Cottage and Burnhill for the Salters Gate Ammunition Depot opened by military traffic to access the transfer yard in both directions between Saltersgate Cottage and Burnhill via Burnhill Junction until 1956 when the line was closed. Today, the trackbed and original cottages near the station are now in private ownership.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wear Valley Railway Line, High Stoop, Tow Law, County Durham". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: High Stoop or High Souk Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Saltersgate Cottage
Line and station closed 		  North Eastern Railway
Weardale Extension Railway (Consett Branch) & (Stanhope Branch) 		  Tow Law
Line and station closed