Falstone railway station

Border Counties Railway
Border Counties Railway
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Roxburghshire, Scotland; Northumberland, England;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Commenced	11 December 1855
Opened	2 April 1858
Completed	24 June 1862
Merged into	North British Railway - 1860
Merged into	London North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged into	British Railways - 1948
Closed	1 September 1958; (except Reedsmouth–Bellingham, closed 11 November 1963);
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
	Legend
	Scotland
	England

Falstone
Falstone
	Station building in 2009.
General information
Location	Falstone, Northumberland; England
Grid reference	NY726874
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 September 1861	Station opened
15 October 1956	Station closed to passengers
1 September 1958	Station closed to freight

Falstone railway station is a former railway station that served the hamlet of Falstone, in Northumberland, England.

History edit

The station was on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening 1861–1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956.

The station had a single platform and a stone built station building^[1] both of which survived the line's closure. The station building is residential accommodation and offices.

Former services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Plashetts		LNER Border Counties Railway		Thorneyburn

References edit

^ "Disused Stations: Falstone Station".

External links edit

55°10′45″N 2°25′54″W / 55.1791°N 2.4317°W / 55.1791; -2.4317

[1] "Disused Stations: Falstone Station".

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