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Darras Hall Railway Station (1913 - 1954)
The Gosforth to Ponteland railway line was developed by North Eastern Railway, and opened in 1905. A sub-branch line from Ponteland Station to Darras Hall was opened to passenger services on the 1st of October 1913. Passenger numbers were low, and the Darras Hall branch line closed to passengers on 17 June 1929, but remained open for goods traffic until 2 August 1954. The wooden station building was later used as a URC church up to 1973, but was demolished in c. 1992.[1] The street called 'Old Station Court', is the site of the station.
In the 1920's a 7½-mile branch line was developed to Belsay Colliery, known as the Wallridge Mineral Railway. Today, part of the 'Reivers' Route 10 of the National Cycle Network follows this old line, from Darras Hall out to Belsay Colliery.
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Old Railway Station building
- Photo from 1986: "Passenger rail link from Newcastle to Darras Hall closed in 1929-building used as a church until 1973:still used for jumble sales etc;3rd July M.Preece".
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Darras Hall Station
- "....Notes: This was intended to be a commuter station serving the prosperous inhabitants of Northumberland’s version of Hampstead Garden Suburb. It was situated 1 mile 20½ chains from the junction …
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Darras Hall Station (Ponteland)
- "A railway station was constructed in Darras Hall as part of the original early 20th century development of the estate. The station buildings were a more elaborate of the station …
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Darras Hall railway station
- "Darras Hall was a railway station on the Ponteland Railway, which ran between South Gosforth and Ponteland, with a sub-branch line to Darras Hall. The station served Darras Hall in …
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Simon Cotterill
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Belsay Colliery (1923 - 1930)
- Belsay Colliery, located to the west of Wallridge, about 2 miles south-west of Belsay Hall, was opened in 1923. In 1927, the colliery employed 97 people (66 working below, and …
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Old Railway Station building
- Photo from 1986: "Passenger rail link from Newcastle to Darras Hall closed in 1929-building used as a church until 1973:still used for jumble sales etc;3rd July M.Preece".
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.disused-stations.o…
Darras Hall Station
- "....Notes: This was intended to be a commuter station serving the prosperous inhabitants of Northumberland’s version of Hampstead Garden Suburb. It was situated 1 mile 20½ chains from the junction …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://keystothepast.info/se…
Darras Hall Station (Ponteland)
- "A railway station was constructed in Darras Hall as part of the original early 20th century development of the estate. The station buildings were a more elaborate of the station …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…
Darras Hall railway station
- "Darras Hall was a railway station on the Ponteland Railway, which ran between South Gosforth and Ponteland, with a sub-branch line to Darras Hall. The station served Darras Hall in …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
