Thorneyburn railway station

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Thorneyburn
Thorneyburn Station - geograph.org.uk - 120743.jpg
The station building in 2005
Location Thorneyburn, Northumberland
England
Coordinates 55°10′15″N2°21′23″W / 55.1709°N 2.3563°W / 55.1709; -2.3563 Coordinates: 55°10′15″N2°21′23″W / 55.1709°N 2.3563°W / 55.1709; -2.3563
Grid reference NY774863
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 February 1861 (1861-02-01)Opened
15 October 1956 (1956-10-15)Closed

Thorneyburn railway station served the village of Thorneyburn, Northumberland, England from 1861 to 1956 on the Border Counties Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 February 1861 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on a gated lane, at a former level crossing and west of Lanehead. The station was omitted from the timetable of 1 September 1864 but reappeared in the timetable of 1 October 1864 but with trains on Tuesdays only. A map from 1866 shows that the station had a siding and a goods dock but in the 1898 edition of the map, the siding was gone and the 1904 Railway Clearing House Handbook showed that the station never handled goods traffic. A full weekday service commenced from 27 September 1937. The station closed completely on 15 October 1956. By 1974 the platform had gone and the level crossing gates were replaced shortly after. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Thorneyburn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 419. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Falstone
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Border Counties Railway
  Tarset
Line and station closed