Broomielaw railway station

Broomielaw
The site of the station, looking west towards Barnard Castle, in 1965
General information
Location	Broomielaw, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.559°N 1.8732°W / 54.559; -1.8732
Grid reference	NZ083182
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway
Pre-grouping	Stockton and Darlington Railway North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
8 July 1856 (1856-07-08)	Opened (private)
9 June 1942	Opened to the public
30 November 1964	Closed to passengers
5 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

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

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Barnard Castle Line and station closed		Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway		Winston Line and station closed