Countess Park railway station served the village of Bellingham, Northumberland, England from 1859 to 1861, during the construction of the Border Counties Railway.
Countess Park | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Bellingham, Northumberland England |
| Coordinates | 55°07′06″N 2°12′12″W / 55.1182°N 2.2032°W |
| Grid reference | NY871804 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1859 | Opened |
| 1 February 1861 | Closed |
History edit
About 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Hexham, the station was built by the North British Railway (NBR) as an interim terminus for the Border Counties Railway. It opened on 1 December 1859, when a special train was run from Newcastle to mark the occasion, arriving at 11.38 a.m.[1][2] The station was situated on the south side of an unclassified road between Heugh and High Countess Park, the NBR providing a temporary platform with a run-around loop. It closed entirely on 1 February 1861, when the line was extended northwards to Thorneyburn and Reedsmouth station opened, about a mile from Countess Park.[3][4] The run-around loop was retained for some years in connection with the transport of sandstone from the nearby Mill Knock Quarry.[5]
Timetable edit
The July 1860 edition of Bradshaw's Guide shows that from Monday to Saturday, four trains ran from Hexham to Countess Park, with three in the reverse direction. On Sunday services only ran between Hexham and Wark.[6]
References edit
- ^ "The Border Counties Section of the Old North British, Now L.N.E.R.". London & North Eastern Railway Magazine. Vol. 30, no. 1. 1940. p. 20.
- ^ "Border Counties". The Times. No. 23481. 5 December 1859. p. 7.
- ^ Young, Alan (2017). "Countess Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales: A Chronology (PDF) (Fifth ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 144. Version 5.04.
- ^ Perkins, Roy G.; MacIntosh, Iain (2014). Border Counties Railway Through Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 9781445613970 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bradshaw, George (July 1860). "Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide for Great Britain and Ireland". No. 324. p. 137 – via Google Books.
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External links edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedsmouth Line and station closed |
North British Railway Border Counties Railway |
Wark Line and station closed |
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