Ryhope railway station (site), County Durham
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Ryhope railway station (site), County Durham
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 18 Jan 2017
Opened in 1894 by the North Eastern Railway on the line from Sunderland to Durham, this station replaced an earlier one c.250m further around the curve, just out of view. This station closed to passengers in 1952 and completely in 1964. View north east towards Hendon Burn and Sunderland, the former line now being a footpath and only the old footbridge surviving. For more information, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/ryhope_second/index.shtml. This was the more westerly of the two stations in Ryhope - Ryhope East railway station was only 150m away, on the Londonderry Seaham and Sunderland Railway. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.867824
Longitude
-1.357091