Historic houses · North East England
Harperley railway station
Harperley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Harperley railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Harperley railway station served the Harperley Hall Estate and the nearby hamlet of Low Harperley, close to the village of Fir Tree in County Durham, North East England between 1861 and 1864 and again from 1892 to 1953 as a stop on the Wear Valley Line.
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Background
History
The Wear Valley Company opened their line from the Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway at Witton Junction to on 3 August 1847 but initially, no station was provided in this rural location. In March 1861, the Frosterley & Stanhope Railway opened a small halt to serve Harperley Hall and its estate as part of works to extended the Wear Valley Line from Frosterley to , a project that was completed the following year. However, because the station was built primarily to serve the Hall, it was located at the end of a private estate road with little public access and thus was closed in May 1864. A new, enlarged station, with sidings on either side of the tracks, was opened by the North Eastern…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7081, -1.8208
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Postcode
- DL15 8DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q55136989 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Harperley railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harperley railway station?
- Harperley railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7081°, -1.8208°.
- Is Harperley railway station wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Harperley railway station. Check ahead for specific facilities.