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==History==
The [[Clarence Railway]] reached the village of Ferryhill on its City of Durham branch, opening for freight from {{stnlnk|Sedgefield}} and [[Stockton (Clarence) railway station|Stockton]] on 16 January 1834 and to passengers from 11 July 1835. The first station was developed by the Clarence on the current site in 1840, serving a village 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 1829 Clarence Railway Act gave the Clarence powers to construct branches to [[Wingate, County Durham|Wingate]] for the [[Durham, England|City of Durham]], [[Sherburn, County Durham|Sherburn]] and {{stnlnk|Byers Green}} although only the latter of these ever reached its intended destinations. The Sherburn Branch was only opened as far as {{stnlnk|Coxhoe}} whilst the City of Durham Branch made it no further than [[Thrislington Plantation|Thrislington]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book| title=Forgotten Railways: North-East England| last=Hoole| first=K.| publisher=David & Charles Limited| year=1973| isbn=0715358944| pages=[https://archive.org/details/northeastengland0000hool/page/93 93, 94, 95, 96, 98 & 99]| url=https://archive.org/details/northeastengland0000hool/page/93}}</ref>
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 Alan Ltd.| year=1978| isbn=0711008299| pages=74, 79 & 114}}</ref>
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