Springwell railway station

Springwell
General information
Location	Springwell Village, Tyne and Wear England
Coordinates	54.9549°N 1.5163°W / 54.9549; -1.5163
Grid reference	NZ310623
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brandling Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
August 1844 (1844-08)	Opened
1 March 1872 (1872-03-01)	Closed

Springwell railway station served Springwell Village, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1844 to 1871 on the Durham Coast Line.

History

The station opened in August 1844 by the Brandling Junction Railway. It was situated 300 yards west of Mill Lane bridge. It closed on 1 March 1872[1] when the line from Pelaw to South Shields opened. The signal box was still extant in the 1970s.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 399. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Springwell Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Pelaw Line and station open		Durham Coast Line Brandling Junction Railway		Brockley Whins Line open, station closed