Witton-le-Wear | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 The site of the station seen looking across Witton-le-Wear level crossing in November 2009. The second station was on the left side of the track and the future site of the current (third) station is located on the right side of the track | |
| 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.
- ^ "Weardale Railway - Timetables". The Weardale Railway Trust. Retrieved 3 July 2018.