Horden railway station
Horden (also known as Horden Peterlee during the planning stage) is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 10 miles 74 chains (17.6 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the villages of Horden, Blackhall Colliery and Easington along with the town of Peterlee in County Durham, North East England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Horden | |||||||||||
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The current (second) station, photographed in June 2020. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Horden, County Durham England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°45′50″N 1°18′26″W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ447412 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | HRE | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1905 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 4 May 1964 | ||||||||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 29 June 2020 | Resited and reopened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020/21 | 33,038 | ||||||||||
| 2021/22 | 96,858 | ||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 99,564 | ||||||||||
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Horden Location in County Durham, England | |||||||||||
The station opened on 29 June 2020, following a £10.55 million investment. It is the second station to have been located in the village, having replaced an earlier station, located approximately 200 yards (180 m) further south, which closed on 4 May 1964 during the Beeching cuts.
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