Greenhead railway station

Greenhead
General information
Location	Greenhead, Northumberland England
Coordinates	54°58′58″N2°32′03″W / 54.9828°N 2.5342°W / 54.9828; -2.5342
Grid reference	NY659654
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
20 July 1836	Opened
2 January 1967	Closed
Location

Greenhead was a former railway station, which served the village of Greenhead, Northumberland in Northumberland between 1836 and 1967.

History

The station opened on 20 July 1836 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and to the south was a locomotive shed and Blenkinsopp Colliery. The station closed on 2 January 1967. ^[1] A coal station still survives in the goods yard. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 195. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links

• Media related to Greenhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Haltwhistle		North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway		Gilsland