Twizell railway station

Disused railway station in Belford, Northumberland

55°41′14″N 2°11′53″W / 55.6871°N 2.198°W / 55.6871; -2.198Grid referenceNT876437Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)Key datesAugust 1861 (1861-08)Opened4 July 1955 (1955-07-04)Closed

Twizell railway station served the historic village of Twizell, Northumberland, England, from 1861 to 1955 on the Kelso Branch.

History

The station opened in August 1861 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated at the end of a minor road. Some timetabled misspelled it as 'Twizel'. To the south was the goods yard, which opened in the 1880s. A goods siding was installed in 1882. On the up side of the line was a signal box, which opened in 1880, and was rebuilt from timber in 1900. In 1951 only 537 tickets were sold. On 9 December 1953, the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt and the goods yard closed. The last passenger train called on 2 July 1955,^[1] with the station closing two days later.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 430. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Twizell Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 December 2020.