Rothbury railway station explained

Rothbury
Status:Disused
Borough:Rothbury, Northumberland
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Rothbury Branch
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:23 November 1870
Events:Station opened
Years1:1899
Events1:Station rebuilt
Years2:15 September 1952
Events2:Station closed to passengers
Years3:11 November 1963
Events3:Station closed to freight

Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the 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 to . In 1862 the line from to opened.

The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from 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] beginning with the section from to 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 In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.[2]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 has been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

External links

55.3087°N -1.9034°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station.
  2. Web site: Rothbury Branch . 2009-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091008175938/http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=rothbury-branch . 8 October 2009 . dmy-all .