Tarset | |
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General information | |
Location | Tarset, Northumberland England |
Coordinates | 55°09′42″N2°19′55″W / 55.161603°N 2.331948°W |
Grid reference | NY790852 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | British Railways (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
1 February 1862 | Opened |
9 September 1955 | Name changed to Tarset Halt |
15 October 1956 | Closed to passengers |
1 September 1958 | Closed completely |
Tarset railway station served the civil parish of Tarset, Northumberland, England from 1862 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.
The station was opened on 1 February 1862 by the North British Railway. [1]
It was situated at the end of an approach road and half a mile southwest of the hamlet of Lanehead. [2] The platform was on the down side with a siding and goods dock. There was a two-ton crane on the dock and the station was able to cope with most sorts of goods including vehicles and livestock. [3]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. [4]
The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 9 September 1955 when it was renamed Tarset Halt. [1]
The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and completely on 1 September 1958. [1] [5]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Thorneyburn Line and station closed | North British Railway Border Counties Railway | Charlton (Northumberland) Line and station closed |