Lanchester railway station
| Lanchester | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Lanchester |
| Area | County Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°49′16″N 1°44′46″W / 54.8212°N 1.7462°WCoordinates: 54°49′16″N 1°44′46″W / 54.8212°N 1.7462°W |
| Grid reference | NZ164474 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1862 | Station opened |
| 1 May 1939 | Station closed to passengers |
| 5 July 1965 | Station closed completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Lanchester railway station was a railway station located in Lanchester, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1965 on the Lanchester Valley Line.
The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the north side of Cadger Bank. The NER doubled the station's tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries along with Knitsley, Bearpark, Malton and Langley. Like the rest of the stations on the line, this station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939. The station was occasionally used by Miners' Gala along with the rest of the stations on the line until 17 July 1954. The station closed to goods traffic on 5 July 1965.
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