Scotsgap railway station explained

Scotsgap
Status:Disused
Borough:Scots' Gap, Northumberland
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Wansbeck Railway
Pregroup:Wansbeck Railway
North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:23 July 1862
Events:Station opened as Scots Gap
Years1:15 September 1952
Events1:Station closed to passengers
Years2:3 October 1966
Events2:Station closed to freight

Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages.[1] In 1862 the line from to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamated with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway.

The station was opened as Scots Gap in 1862, but was renamed Scotsgap in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line,[2] and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in October 1966 with the station being closed on 3 October 1966.[1] The station building and platform remain and the site is now occupied by an agricultural merchant.[1]

External links

55.1718°N -1.9409°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station. www.subbrit.org.uk.
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 380. 931112387.