Chevington railway station

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Chevington
Chevington railway station (site), Northumberland (geograph 3276921).jpg
Former location of the railway station in 2010
General information
LocationWest Chevington, Northumberland
England
Coordinates 55°15′54″N1°39′08″W / 55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521 Coordinates: 55°15′54″N1°39′08″W / 55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521
Grid reference NZ222968
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)Opened
February 1879Passenger services to Amble commenced
7 July 1930Passenger services to Amble withdrawn
15 September 1958Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)Closed completely

Chevington railway station served the village of West Chevington, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

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History

The station was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway. [1] The station was situated on both sides of the level crossing on an unnamed lane about half-a-mile south west of the hamlet of West Chevington. On 5 September 1849, a branch line was opened to the port of Amble which diverged from the main line a mile north of Chevington though passenger services to Amble were not introduced for another 30 years.

Passenger services to Amble were replaced by bus services on 7 July 1930. In 1951 only 982 tickets were sold, an average of three per day. The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and closed completely on 10 August 1964 when goods traffic ceased. [2]

Accidents

An accident occurred on 13 September 1913, to the south of the station, when the 11:45pm express from London to Edinburgh train derailed. Its speed was between 55 and 60mph. None of the vehicles were overturned and nobody was injured in the derailment yet one person sprained their ankle when alighting from the carriage. [2]

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Chevington". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Widdrington
Line and station open
  North Eastern Railway
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
  Acklington
Line and station open
Terminus  North Eastern Railway
Amble branch line
  Broomhill (Northumberland)
Line and station closed