Piercebridge railway station

Piercebridge
General information
LocationBorough of Darlington
England
Coordinates54°32′26″N 1°40′22″W / 54.5405°N 1.6728°W / 54.5405; -1.6728
Grid referenceNZ212161
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDarlington and Barnard Castle Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 July 1856 (1856-07-08)Station opened
30 November 1964 (1964-11-30)Station closed to passengers
5 April 1965 (1965-04-05)Closed completely

Piercebridge railway station was a railway station serving the village of Piercebridge in County Durham, England. It was located on the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway. The station opened in 1856 and closed completely as part of the Beeching cuts in 1965.

History

The line between Darlington and Barnard Castle opened up to traffic in July 1856. Piercebridge station, like Barnard Castle, Winston and Gainford railway stations, opened up on the same day.[1] The station was 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Darlington North Road station and 14 miles (23 km) east of the original Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway station at Barnard Castle.[2] The station had two platforms and like many other country stations, received and despatched goods traffic from the station sidings.[3] The station was actually located in a place called Carlbury, just to the north of Piercebridge,[4] which led to the development of the hamlet of Carlbury.[5]

The station was closed to passengers in November 1964, with full closure in April 1965. The line remained open for a while longer to serve the Forcett branch, which left the main line just west of Piercebridge station. The line was completely closed in 1966.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Piercebridge Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 41. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
  3. ^ Hoole, Ken (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 181. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Chris (26 June 2015). "All aboard for Piercebridge". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Chris (30 May 2015). "The rise and fall of Carlbury". The Northern Echo. ProQuest 1966626588.
  6. ^ Holmes, P J (1980). Stockton and Darlington railway : 1825-1975. Ayr: First Avenue Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 0950449008.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
North Road
Line closed; station open 		  North Eastern Railway
Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway 		  Gainford
Line and station closed