Hartley Pit railway station

Hartley Pit
General information
Location	Hartley, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55.0836°N 1.5143°W / 55.0836; -1.5143
Grid reference	NZ311766
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway
Pre-grouping	Blyth and Tyne Railway
Key dates
3 May 1847 (1847-05-03)	Opened
1851 (1851)	Closed

Hartley Pit railway station served the village of Hartley, Northumberland, North East England from 1847 to 1851 on what is now known as the Northumberland Line.

History

The station opened on 3 May 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill & Percy Main Railway, predecessor of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The station is thought to have been situated south of St Michael's Avenue at the east end of New Hartley's built-up area. The exact site of the station is not known, but it is thought to have been located close to Hartley Colliery,[1] which would later be the site of the notorious Hartley Colliery Disaster occurred on 16 January 1862.[2]

The station was short-lived and was replaced by a new Hartley station, approximately 150 yards (140 m) to the north east, in 1851.[3]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Hartley Pit". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. "Hartley Colliery disaster remembered 150 years on". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. "Disused Stations:Hartley Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Seaton Delaval Line & station open		Blyth and Tyne Railway Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway		Newsham Line open; station closed