Home Things To Do Search Weardale Railway Explore things to do Category Select from these options Food and Drink Just for Two Family Friendly Historic Britain Great Outdoors Enter Your Destination From Date To Things To Do Suggested Getaways near Weardale Railway More Suggested Getaways Home Things To Do Weardale Railway Weardale Railway Stanhope ,weardale . Co Durham Family Friendly, Historic Britain, Great Outdoors The Weardale Railway, situated in County Durham, U.K. was a mothballed branch line from Bishop Auckland following the River Wear westwards to Eastgate-in-Weardale, a distance of approximately 18.7 miles (30km). (Find us) The line was originally built by the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1847 to transport limestone to the ironwork of Teesside, and by 1895 had been extended to its final terminus of Wearhead. Although the passenger service was withdrawn in 1953 (apart from a limited summer Sunday service between 1988 and 1992), the line was retained for freight use transporting bulk cement from the Blue Circle works at Eastgate. This use also ceased in 1993, so the line was mothballed and threatened with lifting. Explore all Attractions & Events Contact Info If you use Sa tNav you could use these postcodes: Wolsingham Station DL13 3BL Frosterley Station DL13 2SL Stanhope Station DL13 2YS Bishop Auckland West Station DL14 7AL 01388 526203 Visit website Other Things to Do in the North East Region National Railway Museum, ShildonForbidden CornerNorth Pennines Walking FestivalAlnwick CastleBowes MuseumKillhope Lead Mining MuseumDurham Castle ToursWeardale museamMary Ann RogersHigh ForceKielder water & Forest ParkNorthumberland National Park