Ilderton railway station

Ilderton railway station served the village of Ilderton, Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953 on the Cornhill Branch.

Ilderton
The site of the station in 2000
Location
Place	Ilderton
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	55.5062°N 1.9711°W / 55.5062; -1.9711
Grid reference	NU019236
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
History
5 September 1887 (1887-09-05)	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
2 March 1953 (1953-03-02)	Closed completely
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

History

The station opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the west side of the A697. There were a wide range of buildings (as well as the station building), namely a stone warehouse, coal and lime drops, an office and livestock loading facilities. As well as having these facilities, there were five sidings, one serving the goods shed and three serving a goods platform. In 1911, the station sold 4,279 tickets with the population of the local village being 1,252. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Ilderton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Wooler Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Cornhill Branch		Wooperton Line and station closed