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{{for|the former station in Aberdeen|Aberdeen Ferryhill railway station}}
{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ferryhill railway station
| status = Disused
| image = Ferryhill Station Siding - geograph.org.uk - 485629.jpg
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| events6 = Burnt down, subsequently demolished
}}
'''Ferryhill railway station''' was
==History==
The [[Clarence Railway]] reached the town of Ferryhill when its main line from Stockton and {{rws|Port Clarence}} opened to mineral traffic on 16 January 1834, and was first served by passenger trains on 11 July 1835. The first station was developed by the Clarence on the current site in 1840, serving a town population of 850.<ref name=LHist/> The position was chosen as it lay close to both natural deposits of [[coal]] and [[limestone]].<ref name=RBritCR/> The
The Clarence Railway Byers Green Branch was opened to mineral traffic on 31 March 1837, despite construction not being officially completed for a further 4 years, due to a clause in the railway's Act requiring the line to be opened no later than 1837.<ref name=":0" /> This line saw an intermittent passenger service until it was extended to {{stnlnk|Bishop Auckland}} by the [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway (NER)]] in 1885.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book| title=North Eastern Branch Lines Since 1925| last=Hoole| first=K.| publisher=Ian
The Clarence also developed a goods yard on the site, which would later become one of the busiest in [[Europe]] between the 1920s and the 1950s. During [[World War II]], the goods yard became the main alternative for all freight to {{stnlnk|York}},<ref name=LHist/> mainly due to volume of traffic but also occasional [[Nazi]] [[Luftwaffe]] bombing.
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In 1902 [[Bolckow Vaughan]] sank the Dean and Chapter Colliery just south of the station, which until its closure in 1969 provided much of the station's traffic. The development included a [[coking coal]] works, which closed in 1930. In 1946 both Dean and Chapter and the local [[Mainsforth Colliery]] were nationalised and taken over by the [[National Coal Board]].<ref name=LHist>{{cite web| url=http://ferryhilllocalhistory.com/Ferryhill/FerryhillHistory.htm| title=Ferryhill| publisher=Local History| access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
Ferryhill railway station was once one of the busiest goods yards in Europe.
===Closure===
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Little remains of the former station in 2014, although freight trains still service the [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge]] cement works at Thrislington Quarry to the north, which is scheduled to be redeveloped as a landfill site.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://durhamcc-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning/cdp_ce/new_sites?pointId=1287653688184| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420223717/http://durhamcc-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning/cdp_ce/new_sites?pointId=1287653688184| url-status=dead| archive-date=20 April 2013| title=4 Decisions on Strategic Sites Proposed in the Core Strategy Issues| publisher=[[Durham County Council]]| date=July 2011| access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref> The junction between the ECML and line to Stockton & Middlesbrough remains in use, though the latter route is only open for freight traffic and occasional diversions.
After the [[Member of parliament|MP]] for [[Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield]], [[Paul Howell (MP)|Paul Howell]], raised the issue in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in June 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Jonathan|date=3 June 2020|title=Boris Johnson says his 'ambition' is to re-open Ferryhill rail station - Chronicle Live|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/boris-johnson-says-ambition-re-18355787|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Chronicle Live}}</ref> a petition was launched to
==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840]]
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