In 1801 the population of Amble was 152 living in a scattering of cottages and three farms. By 1861 Amble had 1,275 residents and in 1901, the town had grown to 4,428 due to the development of Warkworth Harbour, the expansion of mining and the opening of a railway serving Amble.
Opened by the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed to passengers seven years later, but the goods service then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then withdrawn by the British Railways Board.
Lying between Chevington and Acklington stations was Amble Junction, the beginning of the 5.75-mile (9.25 km) branch line to the seaside town of Amble, where coal was exported from Warkworth Harbour. Although a mineral line in essence, it flirted with a passenger service for some 50 years before returning to its original purpose to serve the collieries in the area. Along the branch were two stations, the intermediate one at Broomhill and the terminus at Amble.
IF THIS KIND OF HISTORY INTERESTS YOU YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHAT WITH MR BARTLE RIPON, WHO KNOWS EVERY INCH OF AMBLE AND ITS HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS WHY NOT GO HAVE A CHAT. DURING PUFFIN FESTAL WEEK HE DOES FREE WALKING TOURS AROUND AMBLE AND DISCUSSES THE HISTORY IN GREAT DETAIL, AND HE OFTEN DOES FREE POP-UP HISTORY SESSIONS FILLED WITH OLD VIDEOS AND PHOTOS BASED ON THE HISTORY OF AMBLE BRANCH LINE.