Heddon on the Wall railway station

Heddon on the Wall
Location
Place	Heddon-on-the-Wall
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	54°59′05″N 1°46′35″W / 54.9846°N 1.7764°W / 54.9846; -1.7764Coordinates: 54°59′05″N 1°46′35″W / 54.9846°N 1.7764°W / 54.9846; -1.7764
Grid reference	NZ144655
Operations
Original company	Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	British Rail (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
July 1881 (1881-07)	Station opened
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)	Station closed to passengers and completely
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Heddon on the Wall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, England from 1881 to 1958.

History

The station opened in July 1881 by the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway. The station was situated where Station Road (southeast of Heddon village) meets the National Cycle Route, which follows the railway trackbed. Lemington colliery had to be moved north to accommodate the up platform. Nearby were Heddon Colliery and firebrick works, Bank Farm and Sir John Jackson sidings. In 1911, 14,124 tickets were sold but this dropped to 2,428 in 1951. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 September 1958.^[1]

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Newburn Line open, station closed		Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Tyne Valley Line		North Wylam Line open, station closed