Wear Valley Junction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | High Grange, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°40′52″N 1°44′37″W / 54.681°N 1.7435°W |
| Grid reference | NZ166318 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| July 1844 | Opening of Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway; first unofficial use of the station |
| 3 April 1847 | Opened as Junction |
| ? | Renamed Witton Junction |
| May 1872 | Renamed Wear Valley Junction |
| 8 July 1935 | Closed |
Wear Valley Junction railway station primarily served as an interchange between the Wear Valley Line and the Weardale Extension Railway (WXR) between 1847 and 1935. It was the closest railway station to the village of High Grange in County Durham, North East England.