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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