Greenhead railway station
Greenhead | |
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Location | Greenhead, Northumberland England |
Coordinates | 54°58′58″N 2°32′03″W / 54.9828°N 2.5342°WCoordinates: 54°58′58″N 2°32′03″W / 54.9828°N 2.5342°W |
Grid reference | NY659654 |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
20 July 1836 | Opened |
2 January 1967 | Closed |
Location | |
Greenhead was a former railway station, which served the village of Greenhead, Northumberland in Northumberland between 1836 and 1967.
History[]
The station opened on 20 July 1836 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and to the south was a locomotive shed and Blenkinsopp Colliery. The station closed on 2 January 1967.[1] A coal station still survives in the goods yard.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 195. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Greenhead". Railscot. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
External links[]
- Media related to Greenhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Haltwhistle | North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway |
Gilsland |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Northumberland
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1836
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967