Newbiggin-by-the-Sea railway station

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
General information
Location	Northumberland
Coordinates	55°11′00″N 1°30′59″W / 55.1833°N 1.5165°W
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Blyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 March 1872	Opened
2 November 1964	Closed

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea railway station, also referred to as Newbiggin station, served the town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, England from 1872 to 1964 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1872 by the Blyth and Tyne Railway. It was situated on the west side of Front Street on the B1334 and north of the junction with the Buteland Terrace. There was a siding on the easternmost part of the station which handled a variety of goods traffic but it mainly handled potatoes and livestock. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1964.^[1]

References

^ "Disused Stations: Newbiggin". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Blyth and Tyne Railway		Ashington Line and station closed

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[NewbigginStationInfo-1] "Disused Stations: Newbiggin". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

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