Heritage railway stations · North East England
Hownes Gill railway station
Hownes Gill railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
John Slater — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Hownes Gill 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
Hownes Gill railway station served the town of Consett, County Durham, England, from 1845 to 1858 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened on 1 September 1845 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was known as Howens Gill in the early versions of Bradshaw. It was situated on the edge of a ravine, which meant that goods traffic had to be hauled up or down an incline if they wanted to go further. A bridge was later built across the ravine. The station closed on 31 October 1845, reopened on 1 April 1846, closed again in later 1846 but reopened again in January 1857, only to close permanently on 1 July 1858. It was in the handbook of stations in 1867, although it would have been an error.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7444, -1.4345
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Thornley
- Postcode
- DH6 3HQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
Sources
- wikidata: Q110823516 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hownes Gill railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hownes Gill railway station?
- Hownes Gill railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 3HQ), in the parish of Thornley.
- Is Hownes Gill railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Hownes Gill railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hownes Gill railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH6 3HQ. It sits within the Easington parliamentary constituency.