Broomielaw railway station

Disused railway station in Broomielaw, County Durham

54°33′32″N 1°52′24″W / 54.559°N 1.8732°W / 54.559; -1.8732Grid referenceNZ083182Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDarlington and Barnard Castle RailwayPre-groupingStockton and Darlington Railway
North Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)Key dates8 July 1856 (1856-07-08)Opened (private)9 June 1942Opened to the public30 November 1964Closed to passengers5 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

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

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