Smeafield railway station

Disused railway station in Northumberland, England

55°38′08″N 1°51′14″W / 55.6355°N 1.8538°W / 55.6355; -1.8538Grid referenceNU093380Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey datesFebruary 1871 (1871-02)Opened1 May 1930 (1930-05-01)Closed to passengers

Smeafield railway station served the farmstead of Smeafield, Northumberland, England from 1871 to 1930 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station was shown on the NER timetable of February 1871 by the North Eastern Railway, which was the station's private use[1] for market stops on Tuesdays and Saturdays[2] but the station was publicly used in January 1875 when it first appeared in the Bradshaw timetable. The station was situated 500 yards east of the A1. The station wasn't used much during its lifespan and it disappeared from the timetable at the end of 1929. The station later closed to passengers on 1 May 1930 but the date of complete closure of the station is unknown, although it may have closed on the same date due to the station not having a coal or goods depot.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Site of former Smeafield station, ECML... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 369. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Smeafield". Disused Stations. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Crag Mill
Line open, station closed
  York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
East Coast Main Line
  Beal
Line open, station closed
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