Rothbury railway station

Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the single-track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

Rothbury
Rothbury station, 1953
General information
Location	Rothbury, Northumberland England
Grid reference	NU063017
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Rothbury Branch
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 November 1870	Station opened
1899	Station rebuilt
15 September 1952	Station closed to passengers
11 November 1963	Station closed to freight
Location

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^[1] beginning 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 In September 1952, passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.^[2]

Originally built in wood, the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It has been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

Station site in 2006, now an industrial estate.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brinkburn Line and station closed		North British Railway Rothbury Branch		Terminus

v t e Rothbury Branch
Overview Locale Northumberland Dates of operation 1870–1963 Successor North British Railway Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 13 miles (21 km)
Legend
Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Fontburn Viaduct Ewesley Longwitton Scotsgap Wansbeck Railway to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth