Birtley railway station served the town of Birtley, County Durham, England, from 1868 to 1955 on the East Coast Main Line.
Birtley | |
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General information | |
Location | Birtley, Tyne and Wear England |
Coordinates | 54.8944°N 1.5852°W / 54.8944; -1.5852 |
Grid reference | NZ267556 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
1 December 1868 (1868-12-01) | Opened |
5 December 1955 | Closed |
The station opened on 1 December 1868 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed on 5 December 1955 to both passengers and freight traffic.[1][2]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Chester-le-Street Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Lamesley Line open, station closed | ||
Pelton Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Stanhope and Tyne Railway |
Lamesley Line open, station closed |
Closed railway stations in Tyne and Wear | |
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Blyth and Tyne Railway |
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Brandling Junction Railway |
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Derwent Valley Railway |
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Durham and Sunderland Railway |
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Leamside Line |
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Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway |
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
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Ponteland and Darras Hall Branch |
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Riverside Branch |
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Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway |
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South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway |
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Stanhope and Tyne Railway |
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Team Valley Railway |
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York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
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Other |
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