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Coordinates: 55°34′21″N 1°45′32″W / 55.5724°N 1.7589°W / 55.5724; -1.7589
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Lucker
The site of the station, looking northwest towards Belford, in 2018
General information
LocationLucker, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°34′21″N 1°45′32″W / 55.5724°N 1.7589°W / 55.5724; -1.7589
Grid referenceNU153310
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
29 March 1847 (1847-03-29)Opened
5 May 1941Closed to passengers
7 October 1946Reopened
2 February 1953Closed to passengers again
7 June 1965 (1965-06-07)Closed completely

Lucker railway station served the village of Lucker, Northumberland, England, from 1847 to 1965 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

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The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated north of the level crossing on the B1341 road. On the down side of the station, there were four sidings, two of which led to the coal depot. There was also a goods loading bank, but no goods depot. Lucker station was one to close during the Second World War, closing on 5 May 1941. It reopened on 7 October 1946 but the number of tickets sold was very low, (an average of 277 per year, which is around one a day) so closure hardly caused any inconvenience. The station closed for passengers in 1953[1] and completely on 7 June 1965.[2]

To the south of the station, at milepost 48 (measured from Newcastle), were Lucker water troughs. These were the first on the NER system, and were brought into use on 1 March 1898, in order that trains could run non-stop between Newcastle and Edinburgh; trains which called at Berwick took water there.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 280. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Lucker". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (July 1963). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 1: Preliminary Survey. Potters Bar: RCTS. p. 68. ISBN 0-901115-11-8.
  4. ^ Tomlinson, William Weaver; Hoole, Ken (1967) [1915]. Tomlinson's North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 742.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Newham
Line open, station closed 		  York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Belford (Northumberland)
Line open, station closed
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