Hart railway station

Hart railway station was a station that served the villages of Hart and Crimdon in County Durham, England.

Hart
View northwest from the site of the station in 2006. The Durham Coast Line can be seen veering off to the right while the route of the line towards Haswell and Ferryhill can be seen continuing straight ahead.
General information
LocationHart Station, Hartlepool
England
Coordinates54.7194°N 1.2517°W / 54.7194; -1.2517
Grid referenceNZ483363
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHartlepool Dock & Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
  • London & North Eastern Railway
  • British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 May 1839 (1839-05-01)Opened as Crimdon
October 1871Renamed Hart
27 July 1941Temporarily closed
7 October 1946Reopened
31 August 1953Closed to passengers
September 1963 (1963-09)Closed completely

The station was built by the Hartlepool Dock & Railway as a stop on their main line between Hartlepool and Haswell but, under its successors, would later become a stop on the Hartlepool–Haswell–Sunderland, Hartlepool–Ferryhill and Durham Coast line.

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