Blanchland | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Blanchland, Northumberland |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.7837°N -1.9968°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Stockton and Darlington Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Events: | Opened as Parkhead |
Years1: | 1862 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers |
Years2: | 1 July 1923 |
Events2: | Name changed to Blanchland |
Events3: | Closed |
Blanchland railway station served the village of Blanchland, Northumberland, England, from 1845 to 1965 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.
The station opened as Parkhead on 1 July 1845 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was situated on the north side of a road east of the B6278. It opened as a goods station but there is evidence of passenger usage. It closed to passengers in 1862 but remained open for goods. Its name was changed to Blanchland on 1 July 1923. It closed to goods on 2 August 1965.[1] [2]