Heritage railway stations · North East England
High Stoop railway station
High Stoop railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
High Stoop 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
High Stoop railway station also known as High Souk was a railway station that served the village of High Stoop, County Durham, England. It was located on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway line from Bishop Auckland to Blackhill between Wear Valley Junction and Tow Law.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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 Weardale. The station closed to passengers in 1881 before closing to all traffic between Tow Law and Blackhill. The disused railway line was later in use between and 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. The trackbed and original cottages near the station are now in private ownership.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7559, -1.8415
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Postcode
- DL13 4HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q126721386 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Stoop railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Stoop railway station?
- High Stoop railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 4HJ), in the parish of Wolsingham.
- Is High Stoop railway station free to visit?
- Yes, High Stoop railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to High Stoop railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 4HJ. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.