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{{Short description|Disused railway station in County Durham, England}}
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| name = Annfield Plain
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|caption = Supermarket on the site of the station
| image = Annfield Plain station (postcard).jpg
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|locale = [[Annfield Plain]]
|borough = [[County Durham]]
| borough = [[Annfield Plain]], [[County Durham]]
| country = England
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|postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
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| platforms = 2
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| pregroup = [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]
|years = 1 February 1894
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|events = Station opens
|years2 = 23 May 1955
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'''Annfield Plain railway station''' was in [[County Durham]] in [[Northern England]], on the original south section of the industrial [[Stanhope and Tyne Railway]], which diverged from the [[East Coast Main Line]] south of [[Newcastle Central railway station|Newcastle]].
'''Annfield Plain railway station''' was in [[County Durham]] in [[Northern England]], on the original south section of the industrial [[Stanhope and Tyne Railway]], which diverged from the [[East Coast Main Line]] south of [[Newcastle Central railway station|Newcastle]].
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The station was closed by [[British Railways]] on 23 May 1955.
The station was closed by [[British Railways]] on 23 May 1955.

==The site today ==

{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line |previous=[[Leadgate railway station|Leadgate]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |next={{stnlnk|West Stanley}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route=[[London and North Eastern Railway]]<br /><small>[[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]</small> |col={{NER colour}} }}
{{rail line |previous=[[Leadgate railway station|Leadgate]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |next={{stnlnk|West Stanley}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route=[[London and North Eastern Railway]]<br /><small>[[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]</small> |col={{NER colour}} }}
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{{end box}}

==The site today ==
The station has since been demolished and replaced by a supermarket. Nothing remains of the station.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in County Durham]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in County Durham]]
[[Category:Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1894]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1955]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955]]
[[Category:Stanley, County Durham]]
[[Category:Stanley, County Durham]]


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Latest revision as of 07:31, 4 December 2024

Annfield Plain
General information
LocationAnnfield Plain, County Durham
England
Grid referenceNZ169512
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894Station opens
23 May 1955Station closes

Annfield Plain railway station was in County Durham in Northern England, on the original south section of the industrial Stanhope and Tyne Railway, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line south of Newcastle.

History

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The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway, and it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways on 23 May 1955.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leadgate
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway
  West Stanley
Line and station closed

The site today

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The station has since been demolished and replaced by a supermarket. Nothing remains of the station.

References

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Notes

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Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map

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