Hownes Gill railway station

Hownes Gill
General information
Location	Consett, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.8354°N 1.8504°W / 54.8354; -1.8504
Grid reference	NZ097489
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 September 1845 (1845-09-01)	Opened
31 October 1845	Closed
1 April 1846	Reopened
1846	Closed again
January 1857	Reopened again
1 July 1858 (1858-07-01)	Closed permanently

Hownes Gill railway station served the town of Consett, County Durham, England, from 1845 to 1858 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1845 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was known as Howens Gill in the early versions of Bradshaw. It was situated on the edge of a ravine, which meant that goods traffic had to be hauled up or down an incline if they wanted to go further. A bridge was later built across the ravine. The station closed on 31 October 1845, reopened on 1 April 1846, closed again in later 1846 but reopened again in January 1857, only to close permanently on 1 July 1858.[1] It was in the handbook of stations in 1867, although it would have been an error.[2]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 124. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 234. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Rowley Line and station closed		Stockton and Darlington Railway Stanhope and Tyne Railway		Durham Turnpike Line and station closed