Demons Bridge railway station: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Demons Bridge

| image =

| image_caption =

| status = Disused

| borough = [[ROF Aycliffe]], [[Newton Aycliffe]], [[County Durham]]

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.60837|-1.56179|format=dms|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| map_type = United Kingdom County Durham

| map_caption = Location in [[County Durham]], England

| platforms = ?

| original = [[Clarence Railway]]

| pregroup = Clarence Railway

| years = {{Start date|1941|df=yes}}

| events = Station Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1954|df=y}}

| events1 = Station Closed

| years2 = {{End date|1963|df=y}}

| events2 = Line Closed

'''Demons Bridge railway station''' was one of two stations that served the former [[ROF Aycliffe]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Life in wartime at Aycliffe |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/11887075.life-wartime-aycliffe/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=The Northern Echo |date=28 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=eaw043324 ENGLAND (1952). The town, Newton Aycliffe, from the south-east, 1952 {{!}} Britain From Above |url=https://britainfromabove.org.uk/cy/image/eaw043324 |website=britainfromabove.org.uk |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref> in [[County Durham]], England from 1941 to 1953. It was used for workers going to and from the factory as well as for freight traffic. The line closed in 1963 and the site is now partly occupied by an industrial estate.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Blue Bridge of Newton Aycliffe: Gallons of blue paint, memories of steam and a German boss |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/18513964.blue-bridge-aycliffe-painted-blue/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=The Northern Echo |date=14 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==

The station was opened in 1941 along with nearby [[Simpasture railway station|Simpasture]] on the [[Clarence Railway]] between [[Port Clarence]] and [[Bishop Auckland]]. The station was closed sometime in the 1950s and the line in the early 1960s.

==Routes==

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{{rail line| next={{stnlnk|Stillington}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route=[[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]<br /><small>[[Clarence Railway]] (Demons Bridge Branch)</small> |col={{NER colour}} }}

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==References==

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{{Closed stations County Durham}}

[[Category:Disused railway stations in County Durham]]

[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1941]]

[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953]]

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