Chevington railway station

Chevington
Location
Place	West Chevington
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	55°15′54″N 1°39′08″W / 55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521Coordinates: 55°15′54″N 1°39′08″W / 55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521
Grid reference	NZ222968
Operations
Original company	Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
History
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)	Station opened
February 1879	Passenger services to Amble commenced
7 July 1930	Passenger services to Amble withdrawn
15 September 1958	Station closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)	Station closed completely
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Chevington railway station was a railway station that served the village of West Chevington, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway.^[1] The station was situated on both sides of the level crossing on an unnamed lane about half-a-mile south west of the hamlet of West Chevington. On 5 September 1849, a branch line was opened to the port of Amble which diverged from the main line a mile north of Chevington though passenger services to Amble were not introduced for another 30 years. An accident occurred on 13 September 1913, to the south of the station, when a train derailed. None of the vehicles were overturned and nobody was injured.

Passenger services to Amble were replaced by bus services on 7 July 1930. In 1951 only 982 tickets were sold, an average of three per day. The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and closed completely on 10 August 1964 when goods traffic ceased.^[2]

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