Gainford railway station

Gainford
Gainford station building in 2006, now a private residence
General information
Location	Gainford, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.5486°N 1.7380°W / 54.5486; -1.7380
Grid reference	NZ170171
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway (UK)
Key dates
9 July 1856	Opened
30 November 1964	Closed to passengers[1]
5 April 1965	Closed

Gainford railway station is a disused station in Gainford, County Durham, North East England, on the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway.

On 24 October 1905 there was an accident between Gainford and Winston at Grand bank near Tees Bridge in which 2 NER 0-6-0 engines were derailed when they ran onto track where a rail had been removed for maintenance.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 190. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Image of two derailed locomotives, 24 october 1905. By Science & Society Picture Library".

External links

• Gainford at disused-stations.org,uk

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