Chevington railway station - Misplaced Pages

Disused railway station in Northumberland, England

Chevington
Former location of the railway station in 2010
General information
Location	West Chevington, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°15′54″N 1°39′08″W / 55.2649°N 1.6521°W / 55.2649; -1.6521
Grid reference	NZ222968
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)	Opened
February 1879	Passenger services to Amble commenced
7 July 1930	Passenger services to Amble withdrawn
15 September 1958	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)	Closed completely

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

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway. 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.

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.

Accidents

An accident occurred on 13 September 1913, to the south of the station, when the 11:45pm express from London to Edinburgh train derailed. Its speed was between 55 and 60mph. None of the vehicles were overturned and nobody was injured in the derailment yet one person sprained their ankle when alighting from the carriage.

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Disused Stations: Chevington". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

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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