North Sunderland railway station

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North Sunderland
General information
Location North Sunderland, Northumberland
England
Grid reference NU209315
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Sunderland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1898Station opened for freight
14 December 1898Station opened for passengers
27 October 1951Station 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]

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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.

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References

  1. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway". www.lner.info. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. "THE FOUR MILE RAILWAY (1928)". British Pathé. 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Northumbrian-railways.co.uk".
  4. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway".
Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Chathill   London and North Eastern Railway
North Sunderland Railway
  Seahouses
North Sunderland Railway
Overview
Locale Northumberland
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
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Chathill
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Fleetham (proposed)
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North Sunderland
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Arrow Blue Right 001.svg  Bamburgh (proposed)
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Seahouses

55°34′39″N1°40′08″W / 55.5776°N 1.6689°W / 55.5776; -1.6689