Aldin Grange for Bearpark railway station

Aldin Grange for Bearpark
Aldin Grange for Bearpark railway station in 1965
General information
Location	Bearpark, County Durham England
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
May 1883	Station opens as Aldin Grange
19 June 1884	Station renamed Aldin Grange for Bearpark
1 May 1927	Station renamed Bearpark
1 May 1939	Station closes to regular traffic
26 April 1954	Last Miners' Gala excursion
1966	Closure to goods

Aldin Grange for Bearpark railway station was located on the Lanchester Valley Railway that operated in County Durham, England. The railway station opened in 1883 as Aldin Grange, and was renamed Aldin Grange for Bearpark about a year later. In 1927 its name was changed to Bearpark. The station closed to passengers in 1939, although miners' gala excursions used the line until 1954, and freight then used the line until 1965.