Kielder railway station

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Kielder
General information
Location Kielder, Northumberland
England
Grid reference NY626935
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1862Station opened
1 October 1948Station renamed Kielder Forest
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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Kielder railway station is a closed railway station that served the village hamlet of Kielder, Northumberland.

History

Kielder 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 and a stone built station building in the form of two semi-detached cottages. [1] A signal box was added in the late 1800s, causing the platform to be shortened by ten yards.

The station building, now two private houses, still stands near the 'Station Garage'.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Deadwater   LNER
Border Counties Railway
  Lewiefield Halt

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Kielder Forest Station".

Coordinates: 55°14′04″N2°35′20″W / 55.2345°N 2.5890°W / 55.2345; -2.5890