Sherburn Colliery railway station

Sherburn Colliery
Location
Place	Sherburn
Area	County Durham
Coordinates	54°46′35″N 1°30′48″W / 54.7765°N 1.5133°W / 54.7765; -1.5133Coordinates: 54°46′35″N 1°30′48″W / 54.7765°N 1.5133°W / 54.7765; -1.5133
Grid reference	NZ314425
Operations
Original company	Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
19 June 1844 (1844-06-19)	Station opened as Sherburn
1 April 1874	Station renamed Sherburn Colliery
18 July 1941	Station closed to passengers
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)	Station closed completely
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Sherburn Colliery railway station was a railway station that served the village of Sherburn, County Durham, England from 1844 to 1959 on the Leamside line.

History

The station opened as Sherburn on 19 June 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the road bridge over the railway on Front Street, part of the B1283. Due to having two stations named Sherburn, the North Eastern Railway renamed this as Sherburn Colliery whilst Sherburn station the station on the Durham to Sunderland Line became Sherburn House. The goods facilities were south of the road bridge and east of the through lines. The 1913 NER statistics showed that barley and livestock were the principal goods handled at the station. Although the LNER intended to close the station in 1939, passenger services continued until 18 July 1941. The only services after passenger closure were excursions, including a school trip in 1951. The station closed to goods traffic on 14 September 1959.^[1]

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Shincliffe Line and station closed		Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway Leamside line		Belmont Line and station closed