Date opened: 1.6.1883
Location: On the north side of Auton Style
Company on opening: North Eastern Railway
Date closed to passengers: 1.5.1939
Date closed completely: 1.5.1939
Company on closing: British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Present state: Demolished - no trace of the station remains
County: Durham
OS Grid Ref: NZ245432
Notes: Ironworks were established at Consett in 1841 but in the 1860s Consett needed better access to the iron town of Middlesbrough and the neighbouring Ironstone of the Cleveland Hills. There were some circuitous rail links between the two towns but a direct route was required. The Browney valley provided the ideal setting for such a line.
In February 1861 construction of the North Eastern Railway's Lanchester Branch commenced and it officially opened the following year. It was initially a single-track line with stations at Consett, Knitsley, Lanchester and Witton Gilbert.
The Lanchester Branch opened up mining possibilities along the Browney Valley. In 1870, Lord Lambton who owned land in the valley accepted an application to search for coal and the following year coal was found. The NER doubled its track in anticipation of colliery demand and collieries soon opened along the line at Bearpark, Malton, Lanchester and Langley Park. An additional station was added at Aldin Grange in 1883 and renamed Bearpark on 1.5.1927.
via Disused Stations: Bearpark Station.
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