Longhirst railway station

Longhirst railway station served the village of Longhirst, Morpeth, England from 1847 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

Longhirst
Location
Place	Longhirst
Area	Morpeth
Coordinates	55.1996°N 1.6269°W / 55.1996; -1.6269
Grid reference	NZ238895
Operations
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)	Opened
29 October 1951	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)	Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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History

The station was opened on 1 July 1847, by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on an unnamed lane one mile away from Longhirst village. Two sidings were located to the south of the station, one of them serving a lime depot. In the 1937-1938 LNER winter timetable, it was shown that the frequency of train departures had decreased since the NER days and in 1951 the passenger traffic had diminished to the point that the closure of the station was inevitable, which happened on 29 October 1951 when the station closed to passengers. The platforms were demolished in 1957 but goods traffic continued to be handled until 10 August 1964 when the station closed completely.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Longhirst". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ashington Colliery Junction Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway		Widdrington Line and station open