Where is Hartley railway station?

Hartley railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0851°, -1.5116°.

Heritage railway stations · North East England

Hartley railway station

Hartley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Hartley railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Hartley railway station served the villages of New Hartley and Hartley in Northumberland, North East England from 1851 to 1964.

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History

The station was opened by the Blyth and Tyne Railway in 1851 to replace the earlier Hartley Pit station, which is thought to have been located approximately 150 yd to the south west. It was situated at the junction of the Blyth and Tyne railway main line towards (which veers off sharply to west) and its Avenue branch line to (which continues due south), north of the level crossing of St Michael's Avenue at the east end of New Hartley Village. The station had platforms on both lines, with two curved platforms on the main line and a single platform on the down (northbound) track of the Avenue branch. The principal goods handled at the station were gravel and sand; this ceased in December…

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