Rothbury railway station

Rothbury
Rothbury station, 1953
General information
Location	Rothbury, Northumberland England
Grid reference	NU063017
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Northumberland Central Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 November 1870	Station opened
1899	Station rebuilt
15 September 1952	Station closed to passengers
11 November 1963	Station closed to freight
Location

Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the single-track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

History

In 1859, Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. In 1862, the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened.

The next year, the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties, the line was to be built in stages ^[1] beginning with the section from Scotsgap to Rothbury which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The North British Railway and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In September 1952, passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963. ^[2]

Originally built in wood, the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It has been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

Station site in 2006, now an industrial estate.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brinkburn Line and station closed		North British Railway Rothbury Branch		Terminus

v t e Rothbury Branch
Overview Locale Northumberland Dates of operation 1870–1963 Successor North British Railway Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 13 miles (21 km)
Legend
Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Fontburn Viaduct Ewesley Longwitton Scotsgap Wansbeck Railway to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth

References

1. "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station".
2. "Rothbury Branch". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.

External links

• Rothbury Station on Northumbrian Railways
• Rothbury Station on Disused Stations
• Rothbury Station on a navigable 1956 O. S. map
• Plans of the Station
• The line on RailScot ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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