Fighting Cocks railway station
Fighting Cocks railway station was a railway station on the original route of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR), which served the villages of Middleton St George and Low Dinsdale in County Durham, as well as the once popular Dinsdale Spa Hotel from 1829.
Fighting Cocks | |
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An engraving of Fighting Cocks station, from "The Railway Jubilee at Darlington" in Illustrated London News: 340, 2 October 1875 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Middleton St George, Darlington England |
| Coordinates | 54.5218°N 1.4724°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Stockton & Darlington Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
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| Key dates | |
| 10 October 1825 | First regular passenger train over Stockton & Darlington Railway; first unofficial use of the station |
| c. 1830 | Official station opened as Middleton and Dinsdale |
| 1866 | Renamed Fighting Cocks |
| 1 July 1887 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Station closed completely |
| Location | |
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