North Seaton railway station

Disused railway station in Ashington, Northumberland

55°10′10″N 1°33′56″W / 55.1694°N 1.5655°W / 55.1694; -1.5655Grid referenceNZ277862Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBlyth and Tyne RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)Key dates7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)Opened2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Closed

North Seaton railway station served the town of Ashington, Northumberland, England from 1859 to 1964 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Blyth and Tyne Railway. It was situated on the north side of the level crossing on Blackclose Bank on the A196, 100 yards west of the junction with the B1334. North Seaton Colliery opened a mile south east of the station in the 1860s and a mining village of the same name was spawned soon after. The station was closed to goods traffic on 9 December 1963 and closed to passengers on 2 November 1964.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Disused Stations: North Seaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 320. OCLC 931112387.