Rothbury railway station

Rothbury
Station site in 2006, now an industrial estate.
General information
Location	Northumberland
Line(s)	Rothbury Branch
Platforms	1
History
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 November 1870	Station opened
1899	Station rebuilt
15 September 1952	Station closed to passengers
11 November 1963	Station closed to freight

Rothbury was a brick and wood railway station in Northumberland at the end of the eponymous single track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened.

The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages starting with the section from Scotsgap to Rothbury which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The North British Railway and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.

Originally built in wood the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It had been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brinkburn Line and station closed		North British Railway Rothbury Branch		Terminus

External links

• Rothbury Station on Northumbrian Railways
• Rothbury Station on Disused Stations
• Rothbury Station on a navigable 1956 O. S. map
• Plans of the Station
• The line on RailScot