Heritage railway stations · North East England
Scotsgap railway station
In or near Bolam.
Scotsgap railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Scotsgap 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: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.
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 . Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. In 1862 the line from to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamated with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway. The station was opened as Scots Gap in 1862, but was renamed Scotsgap in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line, and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1718, -1.9409
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Wallington Demesne
- Postcode
- NE61 4DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q7435801 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scotsgap railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scotsgap railway station?
- Scotsgap railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 4DT), in the parish of Wallington Demesne.
- What is Scotsgap railway station?
- Scotsgap railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scotsgap railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode NE61 4DT.
- Is Scotsgap railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Scotsgap railway station is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Scotsgap railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Scotsgap railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scotsgap railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 4DT. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.