Waterhouses railway station
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Waterhouses railway station, on the Deerness Valley Railway
, south of the village of Esh Winning
in County Durham
, was opened on 1 November 1877 by the North Eastern Railway
. The station served as the passenger terminus of the line, although goods wagons continued to East Hedley Hope and Waterhouses collieries.
The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951, and freight on 28 December 1964.
The stone and timber built station was demolished and the site is now a park. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path .
Deerness Valley Railway
The Deerness Valley Railway was an 8-mile long single track branch railway line that ran along the valley of the River Deerness in County Durham, England...
, south of the village of Esh Winning
Esh Winning
Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the west of Durham...
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, was opened on 1 November 1877 by the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
. The station served as the passenger terminus of the line, although goods wagons continued to East Hedley Hope and Waterhouses collieries.
The station closed to passengers on 29 October 1951, and freight on 28 December 1964.
The stone and timber built station was demolished and the site is now a park. The trackbed now forms part of the Deerness Valley Railway Path .