Belford (Northumberland) railway station

Belford
Northbound station building in July 2014
Location
Place	Belford
Coordinates	55°35′47″N 1°48′09″W / 55.596317°N 1.802411°W / 55.596317; -1.802411Coordinates: 55°35′47″N 1°48′09″W / 55.596317°N 1.802411°W / 55.596317; -1.802411
Grid reference	NU125336
Operations
Original company	Newcastle & Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway (UK)
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2 side
History
29 March 1847	Opened
29 January 1968	Closed
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Belford railway station was situated on the East Coast Main Line between the current Chathill and Berwick-upon-Tweed stations serving the village of Belford. It opened on 29 March 1847, closing on 29 January 1968. Today only the northbound station building remains.^[1]

After a 2010 plan to rebuild the station did not proceed, in 2015, Berwick City Council allocated £100,000 to investigate reopening the station.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Belford Disused Stations
↑ New station for Belford BBC News 9 February 2010
↑ £100,000 to progress Belford station plans Berwick Advertiser 3 March 2015

External links

Closed railway stations in Northumberland

Kelso Branch	Velvet Hall Norham Twizell Coldstream Sunilaws

Cornhill Branch	Mindrum Kirknewton (Northumberland) Akeld Wooler Ilderton Wooperton Hedgeley Glanton Whittingham (Northumberland) Edlingham Halt

York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Tweedmouth Scremerston Goswick Beal Smeafield Cragg Mill Belford (Northumberland) Lucker Newham Christon Bank Little Mill Longhoughton Lesbury Alnwick Chevington Longhirst Stannington Plessey Dudley Colliery

Amble branch line	Amble Broomhill (Northumberland)

North Sunderland Railway	Seahouses North Sunderland

Border Counties Railway	Deadwater Kielder Lewiefield Halt Plashetts Falstone Thorneyburn Tarset Charlton (Northumberland) Bellingham (North Tyne) Reedsmouth Countess Park Wark Barrasford Chollerton Humshaugh Wall

Wansbeck Railway	Woodburn Knowesgate Scotsgap Middleton North Angerton Meldon

Northumberland Central Railway	Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Ewesley Longwitton

Blyth and Tyne Railway	Hepscott Choppington North Seaton Ashington Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Bedlington Bebside Blyth Newsham Hartley The Avenue Seaton Delaval Seghill

Ponteland Railway	Ponteland Darras Hall Callerton Kenton Bank

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Gilsland Greenhead Fourstones Warden Mickley

Alston Line	Featherstone Park Coanwood Lambley Slaggyford

Hexham and Allendale Railway	Elrington Halt Langley-on-Tyne Staward Halt Allendale

Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway	North Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall

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