Nearby stations Hendon Hendon Hendon Burn Sunderland Moor Sunderland Fawcett Street Sunderland Park Lane St Peters Wearmouth Monkwearmouth University (Sunderland) Stadium of Light Millfield Millfield [1st] Millfield [2nd] | Hendon Junction Seaham Junction Bertram and Sons Ltd (Shipyard) Sunderland Loco Shed Sunderland South Dock Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd J. L. Thompson and Sons Ltd (Shipyard) Sunderland South Tunnel J. Crown and Sons Ltd (Shipyard) Sunderland North Tunnel S. P. Austin and Son (Shipyard) Fawcett Street Junction Sunderland North Dock Monkwearmouth Bridge R. Thompson (Shipyard) |
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. |
08/02/1853 | Londonderry Railway Start of work on line from Seaham [1st] to Hendon Dock, Sunderland. To be built as Seaham Harbour at capacity. |
17/01/1854 | Londonderry Railway Hetton coal train runs from Seaham [1st] to Sunderland Dock via new line as far as Ryhope and Durham and Sunderland Railway to Hendon Dock. The connection at Ryhope was temporary for the ceremonial occasion. |
03/08/1854 | Londonderry Railway Line opened throughout. From Ryhope to Hendon Dock the line ran parallel to the Durham and Sunderland Railway. |
17/02/2022 | Greenlight for plans to prepare Port of Sunderland site for new businesses [Sunderland Echo] |