Beal railway station

Beal
Location
Place	Beal
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	55°40′37″N 1°54′10″W / 55.6769°N 1.9029°W / 55.6769; -1.9029Coordinates: 55°40′37″N 1°54′10″W / 55.6769°N 1.9029°W / 55.6769; -1.9029
Grid reference	NU062426
Operations
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
29 March 1847 (1847-03-29)	Station opened
29 January 1968 (1968-01-29)	Station closed to passengers and completely
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Beal railway station, also known as Beal for Holy Island railway station, was a railway station that served the village of Beal, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1968 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated just under a mile along the Holy Island Road which runs from the A1 to Holy Island. There was no footbridge or subway so the passengers had to switch between platforms via the level crossing. A large stone-built goods warehouse was provided to the northwest of the station which was entered via one of the two sidings. In 1941, Beal was one of the few station's to remain open during the period of the Second World War, the others being Alnmouth, Chathill, Tweedmouth and Belford. The goods warehouse was demolished sometime after British Rail formed. The station closed to both passengers and completely on 29 January 1968.^[1]

The local rail user group SENRUG has been campaigning since September 2016 to have local services on the Newcastle - Berwick - Edinburgh corridor increased with regular local commuter services extended northwards from Morpeth to Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. As part of this campaign they have proposed that the former station at Beal should be reopened so as to improve public transport access to Lindisfarne and St Cuthbert's Way.^[2]

References

↑ "Disused Stations: Beal". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
↑ North of Morpeth Local Services SENRUG website article; Retrieved 9 February 2017

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Smeafield Line open, station closed		York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway East Coast Main Line		Goswick Line open, station closed

Closed railway stations in Northumberland
Kelso Branch	Velvet Hall Norham Twizell Coldstream Sunilaws
Cornhill Branch	Mindrum Kirknewton (Northumberland) Akeld Wooler Ilderton Wooperton Hedgeley Glanton Whittingham (Northumberland) Edlingham Halt
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Tweedmouth Scremerston Goswick Beal Smeafield Cragg Mill Belford (Northumberland) Lucker Newham Christon Bank Little Mill Longhoughton Lesbury Alnwick Chevington Longhirst Stannington Plessey Dudley Colliery
Amble branch line	Amble Broomhill (Northumberland)
North Sunderland Railway	Seahouses North Sunderland
Border Counties Railway	Deadwater Kielder Lewiefield Halt Plashetts Falstone Thorneyburn Tarset Charlton (Northumberland) Bellingham (North Tyne) Reedsmouth Countess Park Wark Barrasford Chollerton Humshaugh Wall
Wansbeck Railway	Woodburn Knowesgate Scotsgap Middleton North Angerton Meldon
Northumberland Central Railway	Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Ewesley Longwitton
Blyth and Tyne Railway	Hepscott Choppington North Seaton Ashington Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Bedlington Bebside Blyth Newsham Hartley The Avenue Seaton Delaval Seghill
Ponteland Railway	Ponteland Darras Hall Callerton Kenton Bank
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Gilsland Greenhead Fourstones Warden Mickley
Alston Line	Featherstone Park Coanwood Lambley Slaggyford
Hexham and Allendale Railway	Elrington Halt Langley-on-Tyne Staward Halt Allendale
Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway	North Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall

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