Grangetown railway station served the township of Grangetown in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North East England between 1885 and 1991 as a stop on the Tees Valley line.
Grangetown | |
|---|---|
 The site of the closed Grangetown station in 1997 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Grangetown, Redcar and Cleveland England |
| Coordinates | 54°35′19″N 1°09′08″W / 54.5885°N 1.1521°W |
| Grid reference | NZ548218 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) British Rail (Eastern) |
| Key dates | |
| 22 November 1885 | Opened as Eston Grange |
| 1 January 1902 | Renamed Grangetown |
| 25 November 1991 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened as Eston Grange on 22 November 1885 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated about 1 km from the current Grangetown.[1] The station's name was changed to Grangetown on 1 January 1902.[2] Grangetown was one of the stations to have been adversely affected due to the closure of factories, having only a few passengers left.[3] The station was closed to passengers on 25 November 1991.[4] Its old island platform remains intact (as of April 2024), as it used for operational purposes by Network Rail as the location of a signal relay room.
References
edit- ^ "Grangetown Railway Station". Hidden Teesside. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Disused Stations: South Bank (1st bank)/Eston (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Cargo Fleet". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 193
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenby Halt Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Tees Valley Line |
South Bank Line and station open | ||
| Redcar British Steel Line open, station temporarily closed |
British Rail Eastern Region Tees Valley Line |
South Bank Line and station open | ||
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