Saltersgate Cottage railway station
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Saltersgate Cottage | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | West Butsfield, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°47′00″N 1°53′22″W / 54.78345°N 1.88942°W |
| Platforms | ? |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1855-65 | Opened? |
| 1894 | Closed? |
| 1939 | Line closed to passengers and Saltersgate Ammunition Depot opened |
| 1969 | Line to Saltersgate Ammunition Depot closed |
Saltersgate Cottage railway station[1] served the villages of West Butsfield and Satley in County Durham, England, from 1855/65[2] to 1894[3][4] on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway between Tow Law, Stanhope & Consett.[5][6]
History[edit]
The station was not officially opened other than being mentioned on OS Maps in the area between 1855-65 and 1894. The station was closed some time around 1894 and the line closed to passengers in 1939. A military depot opened in Burnhill Junction before closing to all traffic in 1969.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Drove Road Walk". This is Durham. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ House, Railway Clearing (1862). January, 1862.
- ^ Langham, Rob (15 November 2020). The Stanhope and Tyne Railroad Company. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-9766-6.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Burnhill Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Langham, Rob (15 September 2022). The Wear & Derwent Railway. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0653-6.
- ^ Distances Between the Stations and Junctions of the Railways on which the Clearing System is in Operation. M'Corquodale & Company. 1862.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Saltersgate Cottage Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links[edit]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnhill Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Stanhope and Tyne Railway (Consett Branch) & (Stanhope Branch) |
High Stoop Line and station closed | ||
| Waskerley Line and station closed |
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