▁North iam ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁line ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁R other ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁between ▁Rol v enden ▁and ▁Roberts bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁All ▁the ▁original ▁three ▁stations ▁were ▁slightly ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁villages ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁pur port ing ▁to ▁serve ; ▁North iam , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁closer ▁to ▁New enden , ▁lay ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁North iam ▁village . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁K & ES R ▁stations ▁except ▁, ▁North iam ▁had ▁a ▁simple ▁wooden - frame , ▁cor rug ated ▁iron ▁cl ad ▁station ▁building . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁cur ving ▁passing ▁loop ▁ran ▁between ▁two ▁platform ▁faces ; ▁North iam ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁station ▁south ▁of ▁T enter den ▁to ▁be ▁afford ed ▁such ▁facilities , ▁possibly ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁its ▁location ▁half - way ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁T enter den . ▁Two ▁sid ings ▁led ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁goods ▁yard ▁and ▁cattle ▁dock ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁This ▁saw ▁use ▁when , ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁How se ▁& ▁Co . ▁held ▁fort night ly ▁liv est ock ▁sales ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁field . ▁Two ▁simple ▁wooden ▁b ung al ows ▁were ▁later ▁ere cted ▁in ▁North iam ' s ▁goods ▁yard ▁as ▁staff ▁accommod ation . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁second ▁platform ▁had ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis use ▁and ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁had ▁installed ▁catch ▁points ▁to