Falstone railway station

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Falstone
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Station building in 2009.
General information
Location Falstone, Northumberland
England
Grid reference NY726874
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 September 1861Station opened
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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Falstone railway station is a former railway station that served the hamlet of Falstone, in Northumberland, England.

History

The 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 1861–1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956.

The station had a single platform and a stone built station building [1] both of which survived the line's closure. The station building is residential accommodation and offices.

Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Plashetts   LNER
Border Counties Railway
  Thorneyburn

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Falstone Station".

Coordinates: 55°10′45″N2°25′54″W / 55.1791°N 2.4317°W / 55.1791; -2.4317