Aycliffe railway station

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Aycliffe railway station served the village of Aycliffe in County Durham, England. It had two platforms and was on the East Coast Main Line between Darlington and Durham.

History
- Opened on 19 June 1844 by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway.
- Later became part of the North Eastern Railway, then the London and North Eastern Railway after 1923.
- In 1948, it came under British Railways’ Eastern Region.
- Closed to passengers on 2 March 1953. The station is now disused.

Today, trains still travel on the electrified East Coast Main Line, but they do not stop at Aycliffe.