West Stanley railway station

West Stanley
General information
Location	Stanley, County Durham England
Grid reference	NZ197537
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894 (1894-02-01)	Opened as Shield Row
1 February 1934	Renamed West Stanley
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)	Closed to regular passenger services

West Stanley railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway serving the town of Stanley in County Durham, England.

History

The loop line between Annfield Plain and Pelton was built by the North Eastern Railway (NER), and opened for freight trains on 1 January 1886.[1][2] This deviation line allowed several steep rope-worked inclines (on the former Pontop and South Shields Railway section of the old Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to be avoided.[3] Passenger stations on the loop line, including Shield Row, were opened on 1 February 1894.[4] The final section of the deviation between Pelton and Birtley was opened for freight trains in 1893, and for passenger trains in 1896.[5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 February 1934 the LNER renamed the station West Stanley.[7]

The station was closed to regular passenger services on 23 May 1955.[8]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Annfield Plain Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Annfield Plain Deviation		Beamish Line and station closed

Notes

1. Conolly 1976, p. 27, section C5.
2. Allen 1974, p. 159.
3. Allen 1974, pp. 43, 159.
4. Butt 1995, p. 210.
5. Allen 1974, p. 160.
6. Allen 1974, pp. 185–6, 233–4.
7. Butt 1995, pp. 210, 246.
8. Butt 1995, p. 246.

References

• Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
• Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

External links

• West Stanley Station on navigable O.S. map

54.8779°N 1.6933°W / 54.8779; -1.6933