Plessey railway station

Plessey railway station served the hamlet of Plessey, Northumberland, England from 1859 to 1962 on the East Coast Main Line.

Plessey
General information
LocationPlessey, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.0995°N 1.6333°W / 55.0995; -1.6333
Grid referenceNZ235784
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
July 1859 (1859-07)Opened
15 September 1958Closed to passengers
2 April 1962 (1962-04-02)Closed completely

History

The station opened in July 1859, which was when it first appeared in the Bradshaw timetable. It was situated northwest of the level crossing on Shotton Lane. In the early versions of the timetable it was spelled as 'Plessy' and 'Plessay' but in 1864 and onwards it was spelled Plessey. There were two sidings at the station; one had a trailing junction with the up line southeast of the level crossing, the other was northwest of the level crossing and had a training junction with the down line with a headshunt. The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958[1] along with many other minor stations on the line and closed completely on 2 April 1962 when goods traffic ceased.[2]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 343. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Plessey". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cramlington
Line and station open		   North Eastern Railway
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway		   Stannington
Line open, station closed
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