Seaham Railway Station (Seaham)

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The first rail route into the town (the Seaham & Sunderland Railway) was built as a means of exporting coal from nearby collieries owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. Completed in 1854, it ran from a station near the town harbour to Ryhope Grange near Sunderland, where it joined the North Eastern Railway. The NER eventually purchased the line in 1900 and then opened a line southwards along the coast to West Hartlepool on 1 April 1905 to create a new coastal route between Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. A new through station was constructed at the same time and this is the one that remains in use today, the original Seaham Harbour terminus having closed to passengers on 11 September 1939.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaham_railway_station
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Coordinates:   54°50'21"N   1°20'48"W
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