Seahouses railway station
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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
.
. 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 the April of 1952.
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.
Former Services
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
branch of the North Sunderland Railway
North Sunderland Railway
The North Sunderland Railway was a four mile single track branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from on the East Coast Mainline to via the station of with a proposed extension to Bamburgh.-History:...
, in north east England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The line connected village and port of Seahouses
Seahouses
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north east area...
to the railway network via a junction at Chathill
Chathill railway station
Chathill railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Chathill in Northumberland, England, and the nearby villages of Seahouses, Embleton, Bamburgh and Belford....
.
History
Authorised in 1892 the North Sunderland Railway was built privately to serve the newly constructed harbour at SeahousesSeahouses
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north east area...
. 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
Bamburgh
Bamburgh is a large village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It has a population of 454.It is notable for two reasons: the imposing Bamburgh Castle, overlooking the beach, seat of the former Kings of Northumbria, and at present owned by the Armstrong family ; and its...
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 the April of 1952.
The construction of the station provided a link to the fishing port and for day trips along the coast and to the Farne Islands
Farne Islands
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 or more islands depending on the state of the tide. They are scattered about 2.5–7.5 km distant from the mainland, divided into two groups, the Inner Group and the Outer Group...
.
The station was demolished and the site is now the town car park.
External links
- Seahouses Station on Northumbrian Railways
- Seahouses Station on various OS Maps
- Seahouses Station on a navigable 1947 O. S. map