Hartley Pit railway station
Hartley Pit | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Hartley, Northumberland England |
| Coordinates | 55°05′01″N 1°30′51″W / 55.0836°N 1.5143°W |
| Grid reference | NZ311766 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Blyth and Tyne Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 May 1847 | Opened |
| 1851 | Closed |
Hartley Pit railway station served the village of Hartley, Northumberland, North East England from 1847 to 1851 on what is now known as the Northumberland Line.
History
[edit]The station opened on 3 May 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill & Percy Main Railway, predecessor of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The station is thought to have been situated south of St Michael's Avenue at the east end of New Hartley's built-up area. The exact site of the station is not known, but it is thought to have been located close to Hartley Colliery,[1] which would later be the site of the notorious Hartley Colliery Disaster occurred on 16 January 1862.[2]
The station was short-lived and was replaced by a new Hartley station, approximately 150 yards (140 m) to the north east, in 1851.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Disused Stations: Hartley Pit". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Hartley Colliery disaster remembered 150 years on". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Disused Stations:Hartley Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval Line open; station closed |
Blyth and Tyne Railway Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway |
Newsham Line open; station closed |
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