Broomhill (Northumberland) Railway Station
The line through the station site was opened in September 1849 by the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company (YN&BR) to carry coal from the local collieries to Amble's Warkworth Harbour, the station itself was opened on 2 June 1879 by which time the YN&BR had become part of the North Eastern Railway.
The station was located in a shallow cutting on the east side of what is now Station Road, opposite the Broomhill Hotel (now The Trap Inn), there was one platform on the north side of a single track, immediately to the east of the station was a passing loop which itself had a small goods yard and shed to its north, the yard was equipped with a 1½ ton crane. To the south of the station were extensive sidings serving Broomhill Colliery and its associated brickworks and gas works.
In the winter of 1912/1913 the station had four weekday services in each direction with an extra three or four services on Saturdays, there were no services on Sundays.
The passenger service closed on 7 July 1930, with the last train two days before on 5 July, and the goods service closed 34 years later on 4 May 1964 although by this time it had been reduced to a public delivery siding. The station had 27,746 passengers in 1911.
References
- ^ Young, Alan (17 May 2017). "Station Name: CHEVINGTON". disused-stations.org.uk/.
- ^ "Broomhill and Amble Railway". The Railway Times and Tramway Chronicle. Vol. LXII. 1892. p. 695.
- ^ Westlake 2012.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 104.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 84.
- ^ Northumberland (Old Series) XLVI.11 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1897.
- ^ Clinker 1978, p. 20.
Bibliography
- Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. p. 20. ISBN 0-905466-19-5. OCLC 5726624.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- Westlake, Ray (2012). The Territorials, 1908–1914: A Guide for Military and Family Historians. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781844686568.
Further reading
- Hoole, K. (1978). North Eastern Branch Lines Since 1925.
- Rippon, Bartle (2007). The Amble Branch. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1905505050.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Chevington Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Amble branch line |
Amble |