Featherstone Park railway station

Featherstone Park

September 1973 looking north
Location
Place Rowfoot
Area Northumberland
Coordinates 54°56′29″N 2°29′50″W / 54.9413°N 2.4971°W / 54.9413; -2.4971Coordinates: 54°56′29″N 2°29′50″W / 54.9413°N 2.4971°W / 54.9413; -2.4971
Grid reference NY682608
Operations
Original company Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
19 July 1851 Station opens
3 May 1976 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Featherstone Park railway station was a station 3 miles up the Alston Line which ran from the junction at Haltwhistle on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

History

Opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, it was taken over firstly by the North Eastern Railway and later became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was closed by the British Railways Board in 1976.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Haltwhistle   North Eastern Railway
Alston Line
  Coanwood

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