Amble railway station

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	Opened
7 July 1930	Closed to passengers
14 December 1964	Closed to general goods
6 October 1969	Closed to coal traffic

Amble railway station served the town of Amble, in Northumberland, England. It was the terminus of the 5.75 miles (9.25 km) Amble branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Chevington.

History

Opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1849, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

The station closed to passengers in 1930, but the goods and coal service then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was finally closed in 1969 by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Broomhill		North Eastern Railway Amble branch line		Terminus

The site today

The station was demolished and the site is now a public car park.

References

Sources

• 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.

External links

• Railscot: the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, with photos of the line
• Station on navigable O.S. map