Lartington railway station

Disused railway station in County Durham, England

Lartington
The former station in 2008
General information
LocationLartington, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1861Opened
1962Closed

Lartington railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Lartington. The station opened to passenger traffic on 26 March 1861, and closed on 22 January 1962. The station and related buildings remain intact as a private dwelling.

In 1910, Lartington station was the site of an accident in which 7 people were injured.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Details of the 1910 accident" (PDF).
  • Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bowes   South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway   Barnard Castle
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Closed railway stations in County Durham
Derwent Valley Railway
Stanhope and Tyne Railway
NER Annfield and Beamish Deviations
Durham and Sunderland Railway
NER Elvet BranchLanchester Valley RailwayLeamside line
Wear Valley RailwayWeardale Extension Railway
Great North of England, Clarence
and Hartlepool Junction RailwayDeerness Valley Railway
Durham to Bishop Auckland Line
Bishop Auckland and Weardale RailwayEast Coast Main LineDurham Coast LineHartlepool Dock and Railway
Stockton and Hartlepool RailwayClarence Railway
Simpasture Branch
Port Clarence Branch
Byers Green Branch and NER ExtensionCastle Eden Railway
Darlington and Barnard Castle RailwaySouth Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Tees Valley RailwayTanfield Waggonway
  • Tanfield Lea
  • Bowes Bridge

54°33′19″N 1°58′29″W / 54.5553°N 1.9748°W / 54.5553; -1.9748


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