Harperley | |
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General information | |
Location | Fir Tree, County Durham England |
Coordinates | 54°42′29″N 1°49′15″W / 54.7081°N 1.8208°W |
Grid reference | NZ116348 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
March 1861 | Opened |
May 1864 | Closed |
1 November 1892 | Enlarged station reopened |
29 June 1953 | Closed to passengers |
1 October 1955 | Closed completely |
Harperley railway station served the Harperley Hall Estate and the nearby hamlet of Low Harperley, close to the village of Fir Tree in County Durham, North East England between 1861 and 1864 and again from 1892 to 1953 as a stop on the Wear Valley Line.