Thorneyburn railway station

Thorneyburn
The station building in 2005
General information
Location	Northumberland
Coordinates	55.1709°N 2.3563°W / 55.1709; -2.3563
Platforms	1
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 February 1861 (1861-02-01)	Station opened
15 October 1956 (1956-10-15)	Station closed completely

Thorneyburn railway station served the village of Thorneyburn, Northumberland, England from 1861 to 1956 on the Border Counties Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 February 1861 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on a gated lane, at a former level crossing and west of Lanehead. The station was omitted from the timetable of 1 September 1864 but reappeared in the timetable of 1 October 1864 but with trains on Tuesdays only. A map from 1866 shows that the station had a siding and a goods dock but in the 1898 edition of the map, the siding was gone and the 1904 Railway Clearing House Handbook showed that the station never handled goods traffic. A full weekday service commenced from 27 September 1937. The station closed completely on 15 October 1956. By 1974 the platform had gone and the level crossing gates were replaced shortly after.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Falstone Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Counties Railway		Tarset Line and station closed