Heritage railway stations · North East England
Gilsland railway station
Gilsland railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Gilsland railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gilsland railway station was a railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, on the Carlisle to Hexham section. It was situated near the centre of the village of Gilsland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The line became part of the North Eastern Railway on 17 July 1862, then, at grouping in 1923, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. The station was originally opened on 19 July 1836 when it was known as Rose Hill. It was later renamed Gilsland on 1 May 1869. After having been proposed for closure in the Beeching report, the station was closed to passengers on 2 January 1967. Goods facilities were withdrawn on 5 April 1965.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9905, -2.5699
- Address
- | borough = Gilsland, Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q15221692 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gilsland railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gilsland railway station?
- Gilsland railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9905°, -2.5699°.