South Church railway station
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South Church | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | South Church, County Durham England | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ221286 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 April 1842 | ||||
| Closed | c. 1845 | ||||
| Original company | Stockton and Darlington Railway | ||||
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South Church railway station was on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
The first section of the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway, from a junction with the Stockton and Darlington Railway near Shildon and including the 1,225-yard (1,120 m) Shildon Tunnel, opened as far as South Church (also known as St Andrew Auckland) in January 1842.[1] The station opened to passengers on 19 April 1842, and closed circa 1845,[2] the line having been extended to Crook in late 1843.[3]
Trains on the present-day Tees Valley Line pass the site of the station.
