Amble railway station was the terminus of the Amble branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Chevington in Northumberland, Northern England. The branch opened in 1849 and closed to passengers in 1930. The station remained open for goods and coal until final closure in 1969.
Amble | |
|---|---|
 The site of Amble railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Amble, Northumberland England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 September 1849 | Station opens |
| 7 July 1930 | Station closes to passengers |
| 14 December 1964 | Station closes to general goods |
| 6 October 1969 | Station closes to coal traffic |
History
Opened by the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed to passengers seven years later, but the goods service then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then withdrawn by the British Railways Board.
The station has been demolished and the site is now a public carpark.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomhill | North Eastern Railway Amble branch line | Terminus |
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- "Northumbrian Railways". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
55°20′02″N 1°34′55″W / 55.334°N 1.582°W