Greenhead railway station

Greenhead railway station served the village of Greenhead, Northumberland, England from 1836 to 1967 on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Greenhead
The site of the station in 1997
Location
Place	Greenhead
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	54.9828°N 2.5342°W / 54.9828; -2.5342
Grid reference	NY659654
Operations
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Eastern Region)
Platforms	2
History
20 July 1836 (1836-07-20)	Opened
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)	Closed
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History

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][3]

References

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.
2. "RAILSCOT - Greenhead". Railscot. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
3. "Greenhead railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Haltwhistle Line closed, station open		Newcastle and Carlisle Railway		Rose Hill Line and station closed