North Sunderland railway station

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.

This article is about a former station on the North Sunderland Railway near Seahouses. For the active station of a similar name, see Sunderland station.

North Sunderland
Location
PlaceNorth Sunderland
AreaNorthumberland
Grid referenceNU209315
Operations
Original companyNorth Sunderland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms1
History
1 August 1898Station opened for freight
14 December 1898Station opened for passengers
27 October 1951Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Authorised in 1892, the North Sunderland Railway was built privately to serve the newly constructed harbour at Seahouses.[1] 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.[2]

The brick built platform still remains.

References
  1. http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=north-sunderland-railway
  2. http://www.lner.info/co/NSR/index.shtml
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chathill   London and North Eastern Railway
North Sunderland Railway		   Seahouses
North Sunderland Railway
LocaleNorthumberland
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
  East Coast Main Line
Chathill
  East Coast Main Line
 Pasture Hill Quarry
North Sunderland
  Bamburgh (proposed)
Seahouses


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