Newbiggin-by-the-Sea railway station

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea railway station, also referred to as Newbiggin station, served the town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, England from 1872 to 1964 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened as Newbiggin on 1 March 1872 as a terminus of the Blyth and Tyne Railway.
It was situated on the west side of Front Street and north of what is now the junction with the Buteland Terrace.
The station had a long island platform onto which the station building faced. There were sidings on both sides of the station which handled a variety of goods traffic, mainly potatoes and livestock, it was equipped with a one-ton crane. There was a signal box and a turntable.
A camping coach was positioned here by the North Eastern Region from 1959 to 1964.
The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1964.

Potential reopening

Provision has been made when building the Northumberland Line stations, especially at so that if there is a separate scheme, the line could be extended to and Newbiggin. As of the end of 2025, there were calls to resurrect Woodhorn station as a park and ride scheme as well as extend the railway by 1.6km into the centre of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. This will require new track and is all subject to a feasibility study. A formal bid was launched in December 2025 for this.