Coordinates: 55.1682°N 2.

1609°W

Woodburn railway station

Woodburn railway station was a stone-built railway station with substantial
goods sidings in Northumberland, on the Wansbeck Railway between Morpeth
Woodburn
and Reedsmouth. It served the villages of West and East Woodburn plus a local
military camp.[1]

History
In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line
from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in
stages.[2] In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to
Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company Location
amalgamates with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the Place West Woodburn and
line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with East Woodburn
the London and North Eastern Railway.
Area Wansbeck,
The station was opened in 1865. In September 1952 passenger services were Northumberland
withdrawn from the line, and the goods service from much of the line in Grid NY898860
November 1963. The line was closed completely in the October 1966 with the reference
station being closed on 3 October 1966.[3] The station building and platform Operations
remain as a private residence.[4]
Original Wansbeck Railway
Preceding company
Disused railways Following station
station Pre- Wansbeck Railway
Reedsmouth North British Knowesgate grouping Company
Line and station Railway Line and station North British Railway
closed Wansbeck Railway closed
Post- London and North
grouping Eastern Railway
References North Eastern Region of
British Railways
1. http://www.ewan.force9.co.uk/rail/Wansbeck_Railway/frame.htm
Platforms 1
2. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml
3. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml History
4. http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=woodburn 1865 Station opened
13 Station closed to
External links September passengers
1952
Woodburn Station on Northumbrian Railways
3 October Station closed to freight
Woodburn Station on a navigable 1956 O. S.map
1966
The line on RailScot
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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