Heritage railway stations · North East England
Scremerston railway station
In or near Berwick town walls.
Scremerston railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Richard West — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 4.8 km
- Free entry
About
Scremerston 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lindisfarne SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Lindisfarne
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Scremerston railway station served the village of Scremerston, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1951 on the East Coast Main Line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7382, -1.9691
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ancroft
- Postcode
- TD15 2RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 4.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28803266 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scremerston railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scremerston railway station?
- Scremerston railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2RJ), in the parish of Ancroft.
- What is Scremerston railway station?
- Scremerston railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scremerston railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 2RJ.
- Is Scremerston railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Scremerston railway station is part of the Lindisfarne SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Scremerston railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Scremerston railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scremerston railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2RJ.