Deadwater railway station

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Deadwater
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Station building in September 2009
General information
Location Kielder, Northumberland
England
Grid reference NY603969
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1880Station opened as Deadwater Foot Crossing
15 October 1956Station closed to passengers
1 September 1958Station closed to freight
Border Counties Railway
Overview
StatusClosed
Locale
Service
Type Heavy rail
History
Commenced11 December 1855
Opened2 April 1858 (1858-04-02)
Completed24 June 1862
Merged into North British Railway - 1860
Merged into London North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged into British Railways - 1948
Closed
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Contents

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Riccarton Junction
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Saughtree
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Scotland
England
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Deadwater
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Kielder
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Lewiefield Halt
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Plashetts
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Plashetts Colliery Waggonway
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portion of line flooded by Kielder Water
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Falstone
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Thorneyburn
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Tarset
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Charlton
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Bellingham
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Reedsmouth
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Countess Park
(1859–1861)
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Wark
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Barrasford
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Chollerton
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Chollerford
(later Humshaugh)
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Wall
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Border Counties Junction
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Hexham
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Deadwater railway station is a closed railway station situated on the border between England and Scotland at the head of the North Tyne River. The station served the settlement of Deadwater which consisted of just six houses. [1]

History

Deadwater railway station was on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956.

The station had a single platform, a stone built station building, and a siding that crossed the border which was just north of the station proper. [2]

The station building and platform still stand.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Saughtree   LNER
Border Counties Railway
  Kielder

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References

  1. Robson, E. (2007). The Border Line, Frances Lincoln Publishers, page 102.
  2. Deadwater Station, Northumbrian Railways, UK.

Coordinates: 55°15′48″N2°37′32″W / 55.2634°N 2.6256°W / 55.2634; -2.6256