Witton-le-Wear | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Witton-le-Wear, County Durham England |
Coordinates | 54°40′34″N 1°46′06″W / 54.6761°N 1.7684°W |
Grid reference | NZ150312 |
Operated by | Weardale Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Frosterley & Stanhope Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
3 August 1847 | First station opened |
c.1880 | First station replaced by second |
27 June 1953 | Second station closed to passengers |
1 November 1965 | Second station closed completely |
27 March 2016 | Third station opened on adjacent site to second |
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services (though one return service from Stanhope train per day currently terminates here rather than continuing to the eastern terminus at Bishop Auckland West).[1] The current station platform is located on the opposite side of the track to the original railway station which was operation between 1847 and 1953.