Cox Green railway station

Cox Green
The site of the station in 2016
General information
Location	Cox Green, Tyne and Wear England
Coordinates	54.8878°N 1.487°W / 54.8878; -1.487
Grid reference	NZ330549
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
November 1854 (1854-11)	Opened as Coxgreen Crossing
April 1857	Name changed to Coxgreen
July 1931	Name changed to Cox Green
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)	Closed

Cox Green railway station served the civil parish of Cox Green, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1854 to 1964 on the Penshaw Branch.

History

The station opened as Coxgreen Crossing in November 1854 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated in the north side of Coxgreen Road. Its name was changed to Coxgreen in April 1857. It initially had short platforms but they were doubled in size in 1896 as well as more services per day. Its name was changed again to Cox Green in July 1931. It didn't attract as many passengers as Hylton because of its isolated location; Hylton had booked 54,250 passengers, whereas Cox Green booked 9,095 passengers. It was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 14 August 1961 and it closed on 4 May 1964. The station building remains in residential use but it has been expanded since.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hylton Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Penshaw Branch		Penshaw Line and station closed