Seahouses railway station

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.

Seahouses
Seahouses station, remains 1957.
LocationSeahouses, Northumberland
England
Grid referenceNU218320
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Sunderland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1898Station opened for freight
14 December 1898Station opened for passengers
27 October 1951Station closed

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 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 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 town car park.

References
  1. http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=north-sunderland-railway
  2. http://www.lner.info/co/NSR/index.shtml
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
North Sunderland   London and North Eastern Railway
North Sunderland Railway		   Terminus
North Sunderland Railway
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
  East Coast Main Line
Chathill
  East Coast Main Line
 Pasture Hill Quarry
North Sunderland
  Bamburgh (proposed)
Seahouses


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