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Chathill is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 46 miles 1 chain (46.0 mi; 74.0 km) north of Newcastle, serves the hamlet of Chathill, and surrounding coastal villages of Beadnell and Seahouses in Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Chathill
General information
Location	Chathill, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°32′12″N 1°42′24″W
Grid reference	NU186270
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	CHT
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
29 March 1847	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	2,768
2017/18	2,162
2018/19	2,546
2019/20	2,840
2020/21	892
Location
Chathill Location in Northumberland, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway on 29 March 1847.[1] At the time of opening, four passenger trains ran each way every weekday between Newcastle and Morpeth, and between Chathill and Tweedmouth. Road coaches filled in the gaps for the time being, and a four-hour transit from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed was achieved.[2]

Between 1 August 1898 and 27 October 1951, the station served as the south-western terminus of the North Sunderland Railway, which ran between Chathill and the fishing village of Seahouses. The railway operated independently, until takeover by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1939.[3]

An average of 3 or 4 stopping services each way per day ran between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley via Berwick-upon-Tweed until the late 1980s. Following the electrification of the East Coast Main Line, these services were curtailed at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Services were further reduced to their current level by British Rail in May 1991, due to a shortage of rolling stock.[4]

Owing to the limited service (two trains per day towards Morpeth and Newcastle), an easement permits passengers travelling north towards Berwick-upon-Tweed and Scotland to double back via Alnmouth for Alnwick.[5] The local rail user group SENRUG has been campaigning since September 2016 to have local services on the corridor between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley increased, to offer more choice for commuters and offer leisure opportunities for visitors to locations such as Lindisfarne and St Cuthbert's Way.

The station has retained its Grade II listed building and signal box on the northbound platform, though neither is in operational use. The station house is now privately owned and the signal box houses signalling equipment.[6][7]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no ticket facilities, so intending passengers must buy tickets on the train or prior to travel. There is a large stone waiting shelter on the southbound platform, but there are no other amenities other than information posters on each side. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[8]

Services

Northern Trains Route 1
v t e
East Coast Main Line
Chathill Alnmouth Acklington Widdrington Pegswood Morpeth Cramlington Manors Newcastle MetroCentre
Most services extend to/from Carlisle.

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per day (excluding Sunday) towards Newcastle via Morpeth. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[9]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

Sources

External links

• Media related to Chathill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Chathill railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Alnmouth towards Newcastle via Morpeth		Northern Trains East Coast Main Line		Terminus
	Historical railways
Alnmouth		British Rail (Eastern Region) East Coast Main Line		Berwick-upon-Tweed
Terminus		London and North Eastern Railway North Sunderland Railway		North Sunderland
Fallodon		York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway East Coast Main Line		Newham

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