Stannington railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stannington in Northumberland, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line. It was opened in 1847 as Netherton, and closed in 1958. The community around the location of the station is today known as Stannington Station.
History The station was opened on 1 March 1847. It was located on the Newcastle and Berwick Railway between and . It was initially named Netherton, but was renamed to Stannington on 1 January 1892.Stannington Station northumbrian-railways.co.uk The station buildings were designed by Benjamin Green.Family's track record of station design Morpeth Herald, 8 April 2008
The station remained open until 15 September 1958, when it was closed to passengers. Goods services to the site continued for another six years but were withdrawn in August 1964.
The site today The site of the station is now an important level crossing over the present East Coast Main Line. The station house, a four-bedroomed property, is still in existence having been converted to residential use, although it has been substantially altered.Stannington Station:: OS Grid NZ2181 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
The station was located some distance from the village of Stannington, and a community grew up around the site which took the name of the station. The name Stannington Station is still used to refer to the area, which is located on the trunk A1 roadA1 re-opening at Stannington next month - Morpeth Herald and the smaller A192 road.Stannington Station:: OS Grid NZ2281 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
Housing development near to Stannington has led to suggestions that the station could be reopened.LTP3: Identifying the issues - Questionnaire responses In 2004 the South East Northumberland Rail User Group listed Stannington's reopening amongst its aims;A platform for better Morpeth rail links? - Morpeth Herald however, as of April 2015, no mention of Stannington is made on the group's website.SENRUG // South East Northumberland Rail User Group
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