Whittingham railway station (Northumberland)
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Whittingham | |||||
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,_Northumberland_(geograph_4216893).jpg) The remnants of the station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whittingham, Northumberland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°24′10″N 1°51′41″W / 55.4028°N 1.8614°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NU088121 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 September 1887 | Opened | ||||
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 2 March 1953 | Closed completely | ||||
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Whittingham railway station served the village of Whittingham, in Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which connected Coldstream with Alnwick.
The station was opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway.[1] It was situated on the north side of an unnamed road and immediately west of the junction at the A697. The station had five sidings on the west side, one serving a goods shed, three serving a goods platform and the last one serving a coal drop and a weighbridge.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953.[1][3]
The station site was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935; this was despite the lack of a passenger service. Camping coach residents were transported to and from the coach in a passenger carriage attached to parcels trains.[1][4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Glanton Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Cornhill Branch |
Edlingham Line and station closed | ||
