High Stoop railway station
High Stoop/High Souk | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1851 | Station opened |
| 1881 | Station closed to passengers |
| May 1939 | Line closed to passengers |
| 1951 | Line between Burnhill and Blackhill closed |
| 1956 | Line between Burnhill and Tow Law closed |
High Stoop railway station also known as High Souk was a railway station that served the village of
History
The station was opened by the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1851 on their line between Bishop Auckland and Blackhill. It was located in a rural area of
Saltersgate Cottage and Burnhill for the Salters Gate Ammunition Depot opened by military traffic to access the transfer yard in both directions between Saltersgate Cottage and Burnhill via Burnhill Junction until 1956 when the line was closed. Today, the trackbed and original cottages near the station are now in private ownership.[2]
References
- ^ "Wear Valley Railway Line, High Stoop, Tow Law, County Durham". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Disused Stations: High Stoop or High Souk Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saltersgate Cottage Line and station closed |
Weardale Extension Railway (Consett Branch) & (Stanhope Branch)
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Tow Law Line and station closed | ||