Belmont Junction railway station (Durham)

This article is about the former station in Durham, England. For other stations called Belmont, see Belmont railway station.

Belmont Junction railway station was a railway station that served the civil parish of Belmont in County Durham, North East England, from 1844 to 1857. It was located at the junction between the main line and Gilesgate branch of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway.

Belmont Junction
The site of the station in 2021
General information
Location	Belmont, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.7972°N 1.5206°W / 54.7972; -1.5206
Grid reference	NZ309448
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 April 1844 (1844-04-15)	Opened as Belmont
1852	Renamed Belmont Junction
1 April 1857 (1857-04-01)	Closed completely

History

The station opened as Belmont on 15 April 1844 by the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway. It was situated north of the railway bridge over the A690, close to junction 62 of the A1. The station name was changed to Belmont Junction in 1852. The station ceased to have a purpose when the North Eastern Railway opened its branch from Leamside to Bishop Auckland, on which the present day Durham station is located. This station is far closer to the centre of Durham than the former station at Gilesgate was and thus the Gilesgate branch and Belmont Junction closed to all traffic on 1 April 1857.

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Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Durham (Gilesgate) Line and station closed		Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway Leamside line		Leamside Line and station closed
Sherburn Colliery Line and station closed