Seahouses railway station

Seahouses
Seahouses station, remains 1957.
General information
Location	Seahouses, Northumberland England
Grid reference	NU218320
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Sunderland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1898	Station opened for freight
14 December 1898	Station opened for passengers
27 October 1951	Station closed
Location

Seahouses railway station was the brick and wood built eastern terminus of the single track branch of the North Sunderland Railway, in north east England. The line connected village and port of Seahouses to the railway network via a junction at Chathill.

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 passengers on 14 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 the line closed on 27 October 1951 and officially wound up in April 1952. ^[2]

The construction of the station provided a link to the fishing port and for day trips along the coast and to the Farne Islands.

The station was demolished and the site is now the village car park.

References

1. "Northumbrian-railways.co.uk".
2. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway".

External links

• Seahouses Station on Northumbrian Railways
• Seahouses Station on various OS Maps
• Seahouses Station on a navigable 1947 O. S. map

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
North Sunderland		London and North Eastern Railway North Sunderland Railway		Terminus

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′53″N1°39′18″W / 55.5815°N 1.6550°W / 55.5815; -1.6550