Easington railway station
Easington railway station served the town of Easington Colliery and Easington Village in County Durham, North East England. It was located on the Durham Coast Line between the stations at Horden and Seaham (originally Seaham Colliery).[1]
History
The original station was opened by the North Eastern Railway as a stop on its new coastal line which linked the former Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway at Seaham and the former Hartlepool Dock and Railway at Hart when that line was opened to passenger traffic on 1 April 1905.[1] This line was primarily built to avoid the steep gradients of the inland route at Seaton Bank and Hesleden Bank[2] but also provided access to the newly developed collieries along the Durham Coast.[3] During World War II, an additional halt - Hawthorn Tower Halt - was provided on the line between here and Seaham for workmen.[4]
Along with other stations minor stations on the Durham Coast Line, Easington was recommended for closure as part of the Beeching cuts. This occurred on 4 May 1964[5] when all stopping services on the line between Sunderland and Hartlepool were withdrawn. Passenger services continue to pass through the site of the station, but the only station between Seaham and Hartlepool to have been reopened (as of 2021) is at Horden.[6]
References
- ^ a b Body, Geoffrey (1989). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Patrick Stephens Limited. pp. 66, 85 & 150. ISBN 1852600721.
- ^ Hill, Norman (2001). Teesside Railways A View From The Past. Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 0711028036.
- ^ "blackhall_history_1_7" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Rail Atlas 1939-1945 (Br Rail Atlas). Ian Allan Publishing. 2014. ISBN 0711036306.
- ^ Waller, Paul (2013). Rail Atlas The Beeching Era. Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. pp. 67 & 104. ISBN 9780711035492.
- ^ "temporary-timetable-for-mondays-to-saturdays-4167-qmvpwa.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Horden (1905-1964) Line open; station closed | London and North Eastern Railway Durham Coast Line | Hawthorn Tower Halt (For workmen) Line open; station closed | ||
Seaham Line and station open |
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- t
- e
- Lintz Green
- High Westwood
- Ebchester
- Shotley Bridge
- Blackhill
- Consett (DVR)
NER Annfield and Beamish Deviations
- Burnhill
- Rowley
- Hownes Gill
- Consett
- Carr House
- Leadgate
- Pelton (S&T)
- Durham Turnpike
Annfield Plain- West Stanley
- Beamish
- Pelton
NER Elvet Branch
- Seaton (County Durham)
- Murton
- South Hetton
- Haswell (D&S)
- Hetton
- Rainton
- Pittington
- Sherburn House
- Shincliffe Town
Durham Elvet
- Fencehouses
- Leamside
- Frankland
- Belmont (Durham)
- Durham (Gilesgate)
- Sherburn Colliery
- Shincliffe
- Crawley (Northumberland)
- Waskerley
- Saltersgate Cottage
- High Stoop
- Tow Law
and Hartlepool Junction Railway
- West Cornforth
- Coxhoe Bridge
- Trimdon
- Wingate
- Ushaw Moor
- Waterhouses (County Durham)
- Brandon Colliery
- Brancepeth
- Willington (County Durham)
- Hunwick
- Seaham Hall Dene
- Seaham Harbour
- Hawthorn Tower Halt
- Easington
- Horden (first)
- Blackhall Colliery
- Blackhall Rocks
Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
- Haswell
- Shotton Bridge
- Thornley
- Wellfield
- Castle Eden
- Hesleden
- Hart
- Hartlepool (HD&R)
Greatham
Simpasture Branch
Port Clarence Branch
Byers Green Branch and NER Extension
- Coxhoe (WHHR)
- Ferryhill
- Sedgefield
- Stillington
- Redmarshall
- Norton Junction
- Stockton (Clarence)
Simpasture- Demons Bridge
Norton-on-Tees- Billingham-on-Tees
- Belasis Lane
- Haverton Hill
- Port Clarence
Coundon- Byers Green
- Spennymoor
- Wellfield
- Hurworth Burn
- Wynyard (County Durham)
- Thorpe Thewles
Stockton and Darlington Railway
- Bowes
- Hulands
- Lartington
- Barnard Castle
- Cockfield Fell
- Haggerleases
- Lands
- Evenwood
- West Auckland
Fighting Cocks- Yarm Depots
- Stockton (S&D)
- Newport (S&D)
- Watson's Wharf
- Tanfield Lea
- Bowes Bridge