Velvet Hall railway station

Velvet Hall
Location
Place	Horncliffe
Area	Northumberland
Grid reference	NT943490
Operations
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
27 July 1849 (1849-07-27)	Station opened
4 July 1955	Station closed
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
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Velvet Hall railway station was a railway station which served the village of Horncliffe.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Velvet Hall

The station opened on 27 July 1849.^[1] It was situated on the Kelso Branch of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, being the first station after the junction at Tweedmouth.^[2]

The station closed on 4 July 1955.^[1]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Norham Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Kelso Branch		Tweedmouth Line and station closed

Notes

1 2 Butt 1995, p. 238.
↑ Conolly 1976, p. 31, section D3.

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

External links

Velvet Hall Station on navigable O.S. map

Closed railway stations in Northumberland

Kelso Branch	Velvet Hall Norham Twizell Coldstream Sunilaws

Cornhill Branch	Mindrum Kirknewton (Northumberland) Akeld Wooler Ilderton Wooperton Hedgeley Glanton Whittingham (Northumberland) Edlingham Halt

York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Tweedmouth Scremerston Goswick Beal Smeafield Cragg Mill Belford (Northumberland) Lucker Newham Christon Bank Little Mill Longhoughton Lesbury Alnwick Chevington Longhirst Stannington Plessey Dudley Colliery

Amble branch line	Amble Broomhill (Northumberland)

North Sunderland Railway	Seahouses North Sunderland

Border Counties Railway	Deadwater Kielder Lewiefield Halt Plashetts Falstone Thorneyburn Tarset Charlton (Northumberland) Bellingham (North Tyne) Reedsmouth Countess Park Wark Barrasford Chollerton Humshaugh Wall

Wansbeck Railway	Woodburn Knowesgate Scotsgap Middleton North Angerton Meldon

Northumberland Central Railway	Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Ewesley Longwitton

Blyth and Tyne Railway	Hepscott Choppington North Seaton Ashington Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Bedlington Bebside Blyth Newsham Hartley The Avenue Seaton Delaval Seghill

Ponteland Railway	Ponteland Darras Hall Callerton Kenton Bank

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Gilsland Greenhead Fourstones Warden Mickley

Alston Line	Featherstone Park Coanwood Lambley Slaggyford

Hexham and Allendale Railway	Elrington Halt Langley-on-Tyne Staward Halt Allendale

Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway	North Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall

Coordinates: 55°44′06″N 2°05′28″W / 55.73513°N 2.09118°W / 55.73513; -2.09118

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