Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Seaham Harbour railway station
In or near Easington Colliery.
Seaham Harbour railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mel Towler — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 0.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Seaham Harbour railway station, the nearest railway station is Seaham, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for the area is SR7 7SB. Entry details are not specified.
About
Seaham Harbour 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: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Seaham Harbour railway station was a railway station that served the town of Seaham Harbour in County Durham, North East England. For much of its existence, it was the southern passenger terminus of the Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway but declined in importance after the opening of the nearby Seaham Colliery station and the extension of the line to West Hartlepool (avoiding Seaham Harbour station) by that company's successor.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1854 the Londonderry Railway opened the Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway to link its network of colliery railways to the newly constructed South Dock in Sunderland due to the lack of capacity in Seaham Harbour. The harbour was developed as a private port belonging to the Marquess of Londonderry for transporting the output from his mines. Though constructed primarily for mineral traffic, passengers were also carried on this line from 1855 and stations were opened at either end of the line. At the Seaham end of the line, a station was constructed on Marlborough Street and was originally named Seaham whilst at the Sunderland end, Hendon Burn station was constructed close to the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8371, -1.3406
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Seaham
- Postcode
- SR7 7SB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q56064125 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Seaham Harbour railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaham Harbour railway station?
- Seaham Harbour railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 7SB), in the parish of Seaham.
- What is Seaham Harbour railway station?
- Seaham Harbour railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Seaham Harbour railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR7 7SB.
- Is Seaham Harbour railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Seaham Harbour railway station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Seaham Harbour railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 7SB.