Lamesley railway station

Lamesley railway station served the village of Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England from 1868 to 1959 on the East Coast Main Line.

Lamesley
The site of the station, looking west from Smithy Lane, in 2002
General information
Location	Lamesley, Tyne and Wear England
Coordinates	54.9161°N 1.6026°W / 54.9161; -1.6026
Grid reference	NZ256580
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 December 1868 (1868-12-01)	Opened
4 June 1945	Closed to passengers
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)	Closed to goods traffic

History

The station opened on 1 December 1868 by the North Eastern Railway.^[1] It closed to passengers on 4 June 1945 and closed completely on 14 September 1959.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 243. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Lamesley station,nr.Gateshead,closed about 1947". LNER Encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Birtley Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line		Low Fell Line open, station closed