Murton railway stationMurton railway station served the village of Murton, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1953 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.HistoryThe station opened in April 1837 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway. Some tickets showed it as Murton Junction. It closed on 5 January 1953. The site is now a footpath that leads southwards to South Hetton, and northwards to Seaton and Ryhope.