North Sunderland railway station

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
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

1. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway". lner.info. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. "THE FOUR MILE RAILWAY (1928)". British Pathé. 2024.
3. "Northumbrian-railways.co.uk".
4. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway".

External links

• North Sunderland Station on Northumbrian Railways
• North Sunderland Station on a navigable 1947 O. S. map

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Chathill		London and North Eastern Railway North Sunderland Railway		Seahouses

v t e North Sunderland Railway
Overview Locale Northumberland Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Legend
East Coast Main Line Chathill   East Coast Main Line Fleetham (proposed)  Pasture Hill Quarry North Sunderland   Bamburgh (proposed) Seahouses

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