Hedgeley railway station

Hedgeley
Hedgeley
	The site of the station in 2000
General information
Location	Hedgeley, Northumberland; England
Coordinates	55°26′46″N 1°54′24″W / 55.446°N 1.9066°W
Grid reference	NU060169
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
5 September 1887	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
2 March 1953	Closed completely

Hedgeley railway station served the area of Hedgeley, Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953 on the Cornhill Branch.

History

The station opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated at the back of a sizable courtyard. There were four sidings, one having a loop, one running through the goods shed and another serving coal drops. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930^[1] and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 221. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Hedgeley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 March 2018.