Seaham Harbour railway station
Seaham Harbour | |
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General information | |
Location | Seaham, County Durham England |
Coordinates | 54°50′14″N 1°20′26″W / 54.8371°N 1.3406°W |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry, Seaham & Sunderland Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
1855 | Opened as Seaham |
1 March 1925 | Renamed Seaham Harbour |
11 September 1939 | Closed |
1971 | Demolished |
Seaham Harbour railway station was a railway station that served the town of
History
In 1854 the Londonderry Railway opened the
The LS&SR did, however, remain independent until the Londonderry Railway agreed to sell its Seaham to Sunderland route to the NER in the Act of 30 July 1900 though this sale did not include Station Hotel which was attached to the Seaham station and had direct entrance from the station platform; the hotel remained under the ownership of the
In the 1923 grouping, the NER was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). As part of an agreement which allowed them to close the Marquess' private station at Seaham Hall Dene, the LNER renamed both the original Seaham station and the later Seaham Colliery station on 1 March 1925, with the original station becoming Seaham Harbour and the later station becoming Seaham.[1]
Under the LNER, Seaham Harbour station retained a fairly frequent service of 14 trains per day,[2] despite it having been superseded as the town's main station until it was closed as a wartime economy measure on 11 September 1939 and never reopened. The station buildings remained until they were demolished in 1971.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0946537313.
- ^ ISBN 1852600721.
- ^ ISBN 0905974247.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | North Eastern Railway Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway |
Seaham Line closed, station open |