Heddon-on-the-Wall railway station

Disused railway station in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland

54°59′05″N 1°46′35″W / 54.9846°N 1.7764°W / 54.9846; -1.7764Grid referenceNZ144655Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyScotswood, Newburn and Wylam RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingBritish Rail (North Eastern)Key datesJuly 1881 (1881-07)Opened15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Closed

Heddon-on-the-Wall railway station served the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, England from 1881 to 1958.

History

The station opened in July 1881 by the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway. It was situated where Station Road (southeast of Heddon village) meets the National Cycle Route, which follows the railway trackbed. Lemington colliery had to be moved north to accommodate the up platform. Nearby were Heddon Colliery and firebrick works, Bank Farm and Sir John Jackson sidings. In 1911, 14,124 tickets were sold but this dropped to 2,428 in 1951. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 September 1958.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Disused Stations: Heddon on the Wall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 221. OCLC 931112387.