Lanchester railway station

Lanchester railway station served the village of Lanchester, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1965 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

Lanchester
Lanchester station 1958
General information
Location	Lanchester, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.8212°N 1.7462°W / 54.8212; -1.7462
Grid reference	NZ164474
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 September 1862 (1862-09-01)	Opened
1 May 1939	Closed to passengers
5 July 1965 (1965-07-05)	Closed completely
Location

History

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Cadger Bank. The NER doubled the station's tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries along with Knitsley, Bearpark, Malton and Langley. Like the rest of the stations on the line, this station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939.^[1] The station was occasionally used by Miners' Gala along with the rest of the stations on the line until 17 July 1954. The station closed to goods traffic on 5 July 1965.^[2]