Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Broomielaw Railway Station

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 and closed to goods on 5 April 1965.

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