Aycliffe railway station

For the Stockton and Darlington station formerly known as Aycliffe, see Heighington railway station.

Not to be confused with Newton Aycliffe railway station.

Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The railway station was served by trains on the East Coast Main Line between Darlington and Durham.

Aycliffe
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Aycliffe, County Durham England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1844	Station opened
2 March 1953	Station closed

History

Opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and then the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.