Chevington railway station

Chevington railway station served the village of West Chevington, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

Chevington
LocationWest Chevington, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521
Grid referenceNZ222968
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)Opened
February 1879Passenger services to Amble commenced
7 July 1930Passenger services to Amble withdrawn
15 September 1958Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)Closed completely

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway.[1] The station was situated on both sides of the level crossing on an unnamed lane about half-a-mile south west of the hamlet of West Chevington. On 5 September 1849, a branch line was opened to the port of Amble which diverged from the main line a mile north of Chevington though passenger services to Amble were not introduced for another 30 years. An accident occurred on 13 September 1913, to the south of the station, when a train derailed. None of the vehicles were overturned and nobody was injured.

Passenger services to Amble were replaced by bus services on 7 July 1930. In 1951 only 982 tickets were sold, an average of three per day. The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and closed completely on 10 August 1964 when goods traffic ceased.[2]

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Disused Stations: Chevington". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Widdrington
Line and station open		   North Eastern Railway
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway		   Acklington
Line and station open
Terminus   North Eastern Railway
Amble branch line		   Broomhill (Northumberland)
Line and station closed


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