Brinkburn railway station
| Brinkburn | |
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Station building in 2006. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Coquetdale |
| Area | Northumberland |
| Grid reference | NZ087996 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Rothbury Branch |
| Pre-grouping |
Northumberland Central Railway North British Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1904 | Station opened |
| 15 September 1952 | Station closed to passengers |
| 11 November 1963 | Station closed to freight |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Brinkburn was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch built to serve the Healy Coate Colliery which it was linked to by a two-mile aerial ropeway.[1]
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[2] starting 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 In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.[3]
Constructed to serve a local colliery the station was poorly used, and was first downgraded to a halt,[4] and then closed in 1963. All that survives of the station is the stationmaster's house.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Fontburn Halt Line and station closed |
North British Railway Rothbury Branch |
Rothbury Line and station closed | ||
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References
External links
- Brinkburn Station on Northumbrian Railways
- Brinkburn Station on Disused Stations
- Brinkburn Station on a navigable 1956 O. S. map
- The line on RailScot
Coordinates: 55°17′28″N 1°51′50″W / 55.291°N 1.864°W
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