Reedsmouth railway station

Reedsmouth
Former Reedsmouth engine shed in 2009.
Location
Place Redesmouth
Area Northumberland
Coordinates 55°08′02″N 2°12′54″W / 55.134°N 2.215°W / 55.134; -2.215Coordinates: 55°08′02″N 2°12′54″W / 55.134°N 2.215°W / 55.134; -2.215
Grid reference NY863822
Operations
Original company Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 3
History
1 February 1861 Station opens
15 October 1956 Closed to passengers
11 November 1963 Goods services withdrawn
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal
Border Counties Railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status Closed
Locale
Operation
Commenced 11 December 1855
Opened 2 April 1858 (1858-04-02)
Completed 24 June 1862
Closed
Events
Merged into North British Railway - 1860
Merged into London North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged into British Railways - 1948
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Up arrow Waverley Route to Edinburgh
 Riccarton Junction
Down arrow Waverley Route to Carlisle
 Saughtree
Scotland
England
 Deadwater
 Kielder
Lewiefield Halt
 Plashetts
Plashetts Colliery Waggonway
portion of line flooded by Kielder Water
 Falstone
 Thorneyburn
 Tarset
 Charlton
 Bellingham
Right arrow Wansbeck Railway to Morpeth
 Reedsmouth
 Countess Park
(1859–1861)
 Wark
 Barrasford
 Chollerton
 Chollerford
(later Humshaugh)
 Wall
Up arrow Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Carlisle
Border Counties Bridge
Border Counties Junction
 Hexham
Down arrow Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Newcastle

Reedsmouth is a closed railway station in Northumberland, England. It was a junction station where the Wansbeck Railway (Morpeth to Reedsmouth) joined the Border Counties Railway (Hexham to Riccarton Junction).

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bellingham   London and North Eastern Railway
Border Counties Railway		   Wark
Terminus   North British Railway
Wansbeck Railway
   Woodburn

See also

References

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