High Stoop railway station
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High Stoop/High Souk | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | High Stoop, County Durham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°45′21″N 1°50′29″W / 54.75588°N 1.84147°W | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Stockton & Darlington Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1851 | Station opened | ||||
| 1881 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
| May 1939 | Line closed to passengers | ||||
| 1951 | Line between Burnhill and Blackhill closed | ||||
| 1956 | Line between Burnhill and Tow Law closed | ||||
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High Stoop railway station also known as High Souk was a railway station that served the village of High Stoop, County Durham, England. It was located on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway line from Bishop Auckland to Blackhill between Wear Valley Junction and Tow Law.[1]