North Sunderland railway station

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.

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
LocationNorth Sunderland, Northumberland
England
Grid referenceNU209315
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Sunderland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of 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 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.[2]

The brick built platform still remains.

References
  1. "Northumbrian-railways.co.uk".
  2. "LNER Encyclopedia: North Sunderland Railway".
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chathill   London and North Eastern Railway
North Sunderland Railway		   Seahouses
North Sunderland Railway
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Up arrow  East Coast Main Line
Chathill
Down arrow  East Coast Main Line
 Fleetham (proposed)
Right arrow Pasture Hill Quarry
 North Sunderland
Right arrow  Bamburgh (proposed)
 Seahouses

55.5776°N 1.6689°W / 55.5776; -1.6689


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