Fourstones railway station

Fourstones
General information
Location	Fourstones, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°00′13″N2°10′23″W / 55.003689°N 2.172949°W / 55.003689; -2.172949
Grid reference	NY890676
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
January 1837	Opened
2 January 1967	Closed
Location

Fourstones is a former railway station which served the villages of Fourstones and Newbrough in Northumberland between 1837 and 1967 on the Tyne Valley Line.

History

The station opened in January 1837 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. It was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 177. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Pastscape - Detailed Result: Fourstones". Pastscape. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

External links

• Media related to Fourstones railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Hexham		North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway		Haydon Bridge