Beal railway station

Beal railway station, also known as Beal for Holy Island railway station, was a railway station that served the village of Beal, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1968 on the East Coast Main Line.

Beal
The level crossing at the station in 1965
LocationBeal, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.6769°N 1.9029°W / 55.6769; -1.9029
Grid referenceNU062426
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
29 March 1847 (1847-03-29)Opened
29 January 1968 (1968-01-29)Closed

History

The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated just under a mile along the Holy Island Road which runs from the A1 to Holy Island. There was no footbridge or subway so the passengers had to switch between platforms via a level crossing. A large stone-built goods warehouse was provided to the northwest of the station which was entered via one of the two sidings. In 1941, Beal was one of the few stations to remain open during the period of the Second World War, the others being Alnmouth, Chathill, Tweedmouth and Belford. The goods warehouse was demolished sometime after British Rail formed. The station closed on 29 January 1968.[1][2]

The local rail user group SENRUG has been campaigning since September 2016 to have local services on the Newcastle - Berwick - Edinburgh corridor increased with regular local commuter services extended northwards from Morpeth to Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. As part of this campaign they have proposed that the former station at Beal should be reopened so as to improve public transport access to Lindisfarne and St Cuthbert's Way.[3]

References
  1. "Disused Stations: Beal". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Beal". Railscot. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. North of Morpeth Local Services SENRUG website article; Retrieved 9 February 2017
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Smeafield
Line open, station closed		   York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
East Coast Main Line		   Goswick
Line open, station closed


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