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Barnard Castle railway station was situated on the 
The second station closed to passengers on 30 November 1964.
Today the site of the second station is a car park for the nearby GlaksoSmithKline factory.
Barnard Castle station at Disused Stations
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Disused railway stations in County Durham Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England 1861 establishments in England Barnard Castle {{NorthEastEngland-railstation-stub
South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway
The South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway (SD&LUR) built a railway line linking the Stockton & Darlington Railway near Bishop Auckland with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) at Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore S ...
between Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham.
Much of the town's early history surro ...
and Kirkby Stephen East. The railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
served the town of Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle (, ) is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, Northern England. The town is named after and built around a medieval castle ruin. The town's Bowes Museum's has an 18th-century Silver Swan automato ...
.
The first station (at ) opened to passenger traffic on 9 July 1856, and was closed to passengers on 1 May 1862 when services were diverted to the second station which had opened in 1861. Freight traffic continued to use the first station until 1965.
The second station closed to passengers on 30 November 1964.
Today the site of the second station is a car park for the nearby GlaksoSmithKline factory.
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Barnard Castle station at Disused Stations
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Disused railway stations in County Durham Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England 1861 establishments in England Barnard Castle {{NorthEastEngland-railstation-stub