Heritage railway stations · North East England
Murton railway station
Murton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Murton 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
Murton railway station served the village of Murton, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1953 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened in April 1837 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway. Some tickets showed it as Murton Junction. It closed on 5 January 1953. The site is now a footpath that leads southwards to South Hetton, and northwards to Seaton and Ryhope.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8193, -1.4067
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Murton
- Postcode
- SR7 9SS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
Sources
- wikidata: Q105438807 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Murton railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Murton railway station?
- Murton railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 9SS), in the parish of Murton.
- Is Murton railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Murton railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Murton railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 9SS. It sits within the Easington parliamentary constituency.