Scremerston railway station

Scremerston
The site of the station, looking northwest towards Tweedmouth, in 2018
General information
Location	Scremerston, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55.738218°N 1.969124°W / 55.738218; -1.969124
Grid reference	NU02034942
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	NER
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
29 March 1847 (1847-03-29)	Opened
5 May 1941	Temporarily closed to passengers
7 October 1946	Reopened
8 July 1951	Closed to passengers again
9 July 1951 (1951-07-09)	Closed completely

Scremerston railway station served the village of Scremerston, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1951 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated at a level crossing of an unnamed minor road a mile east from Scremerston village. This was one of the original Newcastle and Berwick stations and it was designed by the Newcastle architect Benjamin Green. South of the level crossing was a siding that served a lime depot. The passenger traffic at most of the main line stations in the north of Northumberland was so light that the LNER closed most of them; Scremerston was one of them, closing on 5 May 1941. The station later reopened on 7 October 1946, although Sunday services were stopped. In 1950, a memorandum was made that showed that closure would yield an annual net economy of £559 so it was recommended that the station should close to all traffic. The station closed to passengers again on 8 July 1951 and closed completely the day after, although an unadvertised service ran in 1953. The platforms were demolished in 1959. The lime depot still exists and the station house is in residential use.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Goswick Line open, station closed		York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway East Coast Main Line		Tweedmouth Line open, station closed