Greenhead railway station

Greenhead
Greenhead
General information
Location	Greenhead, Northumberland; England
Coordinates	54°58′58″N 2°32′03″W / 54.9828°N 2.5342°W
Grid reference	NY659654
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (Eastern Region);
Key dates
20 July 1836	Opened
2 January 1967	Closed
Location

Greenhead was a former railway station, which served the village of Greenhead, Northumberland in Northumberland between 1836 and 1967.

History[edit]

The station opened on 20 July 1836 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and to the south was a locomotive shed and Blenkinsopp Colliery. The station closed on 2 January 1967.^[1] A coal station still survives in the goods yard.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 195. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to Greenhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Haltwhistle		North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway		Gilsland

[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 195. OCLC 931112387.

[GreenheadStationInfo2-2] "Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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