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Broomielaw railway station

Coordinates: 54°33′32″N 1°52′24″W / 54.559°N 1.8732°W / 54.559; -1.8732
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Broomielaw
The site of the station, looking west towards Barnard Castle, in 1965
General information
LocationBroomielaw, County Durham
England
Coordinates54°33′32″N 1°52′24″W / 54.559°N 1.8732°W / 54.559; -1.8732
Grid referenceNZ083182
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDarlington and Barnard Castle Railway
Pre-groupingStockton and Darlington Railway
North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
8 July 1856 (1856-07-08)Opened (private)
9 June 1942Opened to the public
30 November 1964Closed to passengers
5 April 1965 (1965-04-05)Closed to goods

Broomielaw railway station co-served the hamlet of Broomielaw, County Durham, England, from 1856 to 1965 on the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 8 July 1856 by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway. It was situated on the west side of a minor road. It was first used privately by the Bowes-Lyon family who lived in Streatlam Castle. It was also used by children for excursions. It opened to the public on 9 June 1942, although it only showed as publicly opened in 1944 handbook of stations. It was shown as Broomilaw in Clinker's papers of 1945. To the north was a siding controlled by a signal boz to the west. The station closed to passengers on 30 November 1964[1] and closed to goods on 5 April 1965.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 100. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations:Broomielaw Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 May 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Barnard Castle
Line and station closed
  Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway   Winston
Line and station closed