Rothbury railway station

Rothbury

Station site in 2006, now an industrial estate.
Location
Place Rothbury
Area Northumberland
Grid reference NU063017
Operations
Original company Rothbury Branch
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
23 November 1870 Station opened
1899 Station rebuilt
15 September 1952 Station closed to passengers
11 November 1963 Station closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Rothbury was a brick and wood railway station in Northumberland at the end of the eponymous single track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened.

The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages[1] starting with the section from Scotsgap to Rothbury which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The North British Railway and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.[2]

Originally built in wood the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It had been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Brinkburn
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Rothbury Branch
  Terminus

     Rothbury Branch

Locale Northumberland
Successor North British Railway
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Legend
Rothbury
Brinkburn
Fontburn Halt
Fontburn Viaduct
Ewesley
Longwitton
Scotsgap
   Wansbeck Railway   

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Coordinates: 55°18′31″N 1°54′12″W / 55.3087°N 1.9034°W / 55.3087; -1.9034

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