Velvet Hall railway station
Appearance
Velvet Hall | |
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General information | |
Location | Horncliffe, Northumberland England |
Grid reference | NT943490 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
27 July 1849 | Station opened |
4 July 1955 | Station closed to passengers |
29 March 1965 | closure to goods |
Velvet Hall railway station was a railway station which served the village of Horncliffe in Northumberland, England.
History
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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 was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[3] The station closed for passengers on 4 July 1955[1] and completely on 29 March 1965.
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Norham Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Kelso Branch |
Tweedmouth Line and station closed |
Notes
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 238.
- ^ Conolly 1976, p. 31, section D3.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
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.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
External links
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