Seahouses railway station was the brick and wood built eastern terminus of the

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of the North Sunderland Railway, in north east

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. The line connected village and port of

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to the railway network via a junction at Chathill.

History

Authorised in 1892 the North Sunderland Railway was built privately to serve the newly constructed harbour at

. Construction started in 1896, and the line opened in 1898 for freight on 1 August, and passengers on 18 December. The line was rarely profitable and thus the proposed station at Fleetham, and the extension to

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were never constructed. The line was taken over by the

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in 1939, and the line closed on 27 October 1951 and officially wound up in April 1952. The construction of the station provided a link to the fishing port and for day trips along the coast and to the

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. The station was demolished and the site is now the village car park.

References

External links

Seahouses Station on Northumbrian Railways
Disused railway stations in Northumberland Former North Sunderland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1898 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 {{NorthEastEngland-railstation-stub