North Sunderland railway station
North Sunderland | |
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| General information | |
| Location | North Sunderland, Northumberland England |
| Grid reference | NU209315 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Sunderland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1898 | Station opened for freight |
| 14 December 1898 | Station opened for passengers |
| 27 October 1951 | Station closed |
North Sunderland railway station was a brick built station on the single track branch of the North Sunderland Railway, in north east England. The line connected the village and port of Seahouses to the railway network via a junction at Chathill.[1][2]
History
Authorised in 1892, the North Sunderland Railway was built privately to serve the newly constructed harbour at Seahouses.[3] Construction started in 1896, and the line opened in 1898 for freight on 1 August and for passengers on 18 December. The line was rarely profitable, and thus the proposed station at Fleetham and the extension to Bamburgh were never constructed. The line was taken over by the LNER in 1939, and it closed on 27 October 1951 and officially wound up in April 1952.[4]
The brick built platform still remains.
References
- ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway". www.lner.info. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "THE FOUR MILE RAILWAY (1928)". British Pathé. 2024.
- ^ "Northumbrian-railways.co.uk".
- ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway".
External links
- North Sunderland Station on Northumbrian Railways
- North Sunderland Station on a navigable 1947 O. S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Chathill | London and North Eastern Railway North Sunderland Railway |
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