Lintz Green | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the station in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°54′18″N 1°45′58″W / 54.905°N 1.766°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1867 | Station opens |
| 2 November 1953 | Station closes |
Lintz Green Railway Station was on the Derwent Valley Railway Branch of the North Eastern Railway near Consett, County Durham, England. The railway station opened with the rest of the line on 2 December 1867 and closed to passengers on the 2 November 1953.[1] The line closed completely in 1963 and was dismantled[2] with the station site becoming part of the Derwent Walk Country Park.[3]
The station was infamous at the time for the unsolved 1911 murder of its stationmaster.[4]
- ^ "Disused Stations: Lintz Green Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Consett Branch Railway (1376151)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Derwent Walk Country Park and Derwenthaugh Park". gateshead.gov.uk. Gateshead Council. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Jones, Robin (2010). Lost railways of Durham & Teesside (1 ed.). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-84674-205-7.