The station was opened in May 1864 by the North Eastern Railway.

Goods traffic handled at the station included bricks, potatoes, gravel, sand and livestock.

The train services slowly became less frequent with a significant reduction in service during the Second World War[1] until the September 1953 timetable showed that no trains called as Usworth.

The station was later closed due to the Beeching Report on 9 September 1963[2] to both passenger services and goods traffic.

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