Greenhead railway station explained

Greenhead
Status:Disused
Borough:Greenhead, Northumberland
Country:England
Coordinates:54.9828°N -2.5342°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Original:Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:
Years:20 July 1836
Events:Opened
Years1:2 January 1967
Events1:Closed

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 195. 931112387.
  2. Web site: Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 5 December 2019.