Cox Green railway station

Disused railway station in Cox Green, Tyne and Wear

Cox Green

The site of the station in 2016

General information
Location| Cox Green, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates| 54°53′16″N 1°29′13″W﻿ / ﻿54.8878°N 1.487°W﻿ / 54.8878; -1.487
Grid reference| NZ330549
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping| North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping| LNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
November 1854 (1854-11)| Opened as Coxgreen Crossing
April 1857| Name changed to Coxgreen
July 1931| Name changed to Cox Green
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)| Closed

Cox Green railway station served the civil parish of Cox Green, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1854 to 1964 on the Penshaw Branch.

## History[edit]

The station opened as Coxgreen Crossing in November 1854 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated in the north side of Coxgreen Road. Its name was changed to Coxgreen in April 1857. It initially had short platforms but they were doubled in size in 1896 as well as more services per day. Its name was changed again to Cox Green in July 1931. It didn't attract as many passengers as Hylton because of its isolated location; Hylton had booked 54,250 passengers, whereas Cox Green booked 9,095 passengers. It was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 14 August 1961 and it closed on 4 May 1964.[1] The station building remains in residential use but it has been expanded since.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 138\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Disused Stations: Cox Green Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

## External links[edit]

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Hylton
Line closed, station open |  | North Eastern Railway
Penshaw Branch |  | Penshaw
Line and station closed

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