Tweedmouth railway station
| Tweedmouth | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Tweedmouth |
| Area | Northumberland |
| Coordinates | 55°45′40″N 2°00′29″W / 55.761°N 2.008°WCoordinates: 55°45′40″N 2°00′29″W / 55.761°N 2.008°W |
| Grid reference | NT994519 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 29 March 1847 | Station opens |
| 15 June 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Tweedmouth railway station was a railway station which served the town of Tweedmouth area of Berwick-on-Tweed in Northumberland, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line. As well as a railway station for passengers, it was also the main service yard and goods yard between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh. Also Tweedmouth station was the terminus for the Tweed Valley Railway line (opened in 1849), which connected the East Coast Main Line with the Waverley Line at Newtown St. Boswells. The station lies to the south of the Royal Border Bridge.
It was opened on 29 March 1847[1][2] and initially was the terminus on the East Coast Main Line as the Royal Border Bridge was not yet complete, so trains could not pass over the River Tweed. Once the Royal Border Bridge had been completed in 1850 and opened by Queen Victoria, trains had an unbroken run from London to Edinburgh.
The station closed to passengers on 15 June 1964[2] (along with the Kelso branch[1][3]), a victim of the Beeching Axe. Goods traffic continued to be handled until October 1984. The station buildings were subsequently demolished,[4] but a number of engineers' sidings remain on the eastern side, along with the 1961 power signal box that supervises the main line from the Scottish border southwards towards Alnmouth and a number of former railway staff cottages.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Scremerston Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Velvet Hall Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Kelso Branch |
Terminus | ||
Notes
- 1 2 Body 1988, p. 171
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 236
- ↑ Kelso Railway station history Accessed 21 November 2008
- ↑ Disused Stations - Tweedmouth Disused Stations; Retrieved 16 December 2015
References
- Body, G. (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.