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Springwell | |
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| General information | |
| Location |
Springwell Village,
Tyne and Wear England |
| Coordinates | 54°57′18″N 1°30′59″W / 54.9549°N 1.5163°W |
| Grid reference | NZ310623 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brandling Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| August 1844 | Opened |
| 1 March 1872 | Closed |
Springwell railway station served Springwell Village, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1844 to 1871 on the Durham Coast Line.
The station opened in August 1844 by the Brandling Junction Railway. It was situated 300 yards west of Mill Lane bridge. It closed on 1 March 1872 [1] when the line from Pelaw to South Shields opened. The signal box was still extant in the 1970s. [2]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 399. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Springwell Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Pelaw Line and station open |
Durham Coast Line Brandling Junction Railway |
Brockley Whins Line open, station closed | ||
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