Rowley railway station served the hamlet of Rowley and the village of Castleside in County Durham, England from 1845 to 1966 on the Derwent Railway.
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| General information | |
| Location | Rowley, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°49′33″N 1°51′58″W / 54.8259°N 1.866°W |
| Grid reference | NZ087479 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Stockton and Darlington Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1845 | Opened as Cold Rowley |
| 1 July 1868 | Renamed Rowley |
| 1 May 1939 | Closed to passengers |
| 6 June 1966 | Closed completely |
| 1972 | Dismantled |
| 1976 | Reopened at Beamish Museum |
History edit
The station was opened on 1 September 1845 as Cold Rowley as a stop on the Derwent Railway route from Consett to Crook but was renamed Rowley on 1 July 1868. It was situated on the west side of the A68 on what is now the Waskerley Way cycle track which passes through the station site. The goods traffic that was handled at the station was ganister (stone) and livestock. By 1931, passenger numbers had declined to 2,548 and to 753 in 1938, which led to its inevitable passenger closure on 1 May 1939. The station was still open to goods traffic with a single track in the 1950s until it closed completely on 6 June 1966. The line through the station continued to carry mineral traffic until 1 May 1969 and was then dismantled in 1970.[1]
By the 1970s, the station buildings had fallen into disrepair however in 1972 the station buildings were dismantled for reassembly at the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish.[1] The relocated Rowley station was opened to public as a museum exhibit in 1976 and is presented as a North Eastern Railway station during the Edwardian period.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Disused Stations: Rowley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Rowley Station - Beamish". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Burnhill Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Derwent Railway |
Blackhill Line and station closed | ||
| Consett Line and station closed | ||||