Chollerford railway station

Chollerford
Chollerford
	The site of the station in 1997
Location
Place	Chollerford
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates	55.029°N 2.125°W
Grid reference	NY921705
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (North Eastern)
Platforms	1
History
5 April 1858	Opened as Chollerford
1 August 1919	Name changed to Humshaugh
15 October 1956	Closed to passengers
1 September 1958	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

Chollerford railway station served the village of Chollerford, Northumberland, England from 1858 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

History

The station was opened as Chollerford on 5 April 1858 by the North British Railway.[1]

The station was situated on the east side of Military Road on the B6318 at the end of Chollerford Bridge over the River North Tyne. Nearby sidings gave access to a lime depot until the 1890s. There were two loops in front of the platform and three further sidings, two running diagonally behind the platform and the third running parallel with the running line. The siding at the southwest end of the platform served a cattle dock and the good shed, which had an awning over the platform. The goods yard had a two-ton crane.[2][3]

The station's name was changed to Humshaugh on 1 August 1919 to avoid confusion with Chollerton, the previous station on the line.[1]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[4]

The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and to goods traffic on 1 September 1958.[1][5]

References

Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 120. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
"Chollerford station on OS 25inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXXXV.6 (Chollerton; Cocklaw; Humshaugh; Wall)". National Library of Scotland. 1896. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0593). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.

External links

Humshaugh station at disused stations

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Chollerton Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Counties Railway		Wall Line and station closed

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[Quick-1] Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.

[2] The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 120. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.

[3] "Chollerford station on OS 25inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXXXV.6 (Chollerton; Cocklaw; Humshaugh; Wall)". National Library of Scotland. 1896. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[4] McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

[5] Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0593). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.