Springwell railway station

Disused railway station in Springwell, Tyne and Wear

Springwell

General information
Location| Springwell Village, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates| 54°57′18″N 1°30′59″W﻿ / ﻿54.9549°N 1.5163°W﻿ / 54.9549; -1.5163
Grid reference| NZ310623
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Brandling Junction Railway
Pre-grouping| North Eastern Railway
Key dates
August 1844 (1844-08)| Opened
1 March 1872 (1872-03-01)| Closed

Springwell railway station served Springwell Village, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1844 to 1871 on the Durham Coast Line.

## History[edit]

The station opened in August 1844 by the Brandling Junction Railway. It was situated 300 yards west of Mill Lane bridge. It closed on 1 March 1872[1] when the line from Pelaw to South Shields opened. The signal box was still extant in the 1970s.[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. 399\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Disused Stations: Springwell Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

## External links[edit]

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Pelaw
Line and station open |  | Durham Coast Line
Brandling Junction Railway |  | Brockley Whins
Line open, station closed

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