Heritage railway stations · North East England
Rothbury railway station
In or near Rothbury.
Rothbury railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Rothbury 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the single-track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1859, Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . In 1862, the line from to opened. The next year, the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties, the line was to be built in stages beginning with the section from to which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The North British Railway and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In September 1952, passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963. Originally built…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.3087, -1.9034
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Rothbury
- Postcode
- NE65 7PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7370398 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rothbury railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rothbury railway station?
- Rothbury railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE65 7PN), in the parish of Rothbury.
- What is Rothbury railway station?
- Rothbury railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rothbury railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode NE65 7PN.
- Is Rothbury railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Rothbury railway station is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rothbury railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Rothbury railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rothbury railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE65 7PN. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.