Hownes Gill railway station
# Hownes Gill railway station

Hownes Gill railway station served the town of Consett, County Durham, England, from 1845 to 1858 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

## History

The station was opened on 1 September 1845 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was known as Howens Gill in the early versions of Bradshaw. It was situated on the edge of a ravine, which meant that goods traffic had to be hauled up or down an incline if they wanted to go further. A bridge was later built across the ravine. The station closed on 31 October 1845, reopened on 1 April 1846, closed again in later 1846 but reopened again in January 1857, only to close permanently on 1 July 1858. It was in the handbook of stations in 1867, although it would have been an error.

