Where is Woodburn railway station?

Woodburn railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.1682°, -2.1609°.

Heritage railway stations · North East England

Woodburn railway station

Woodburn railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

Elizabeth II postbox on the A68, Woodburn - geograph.org.uk - 7028704 — JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Woodburn 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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Woodburn was a stone-built railway station with substantial goods sidings in Northumberland, on the Wansbeck Railway between Morpeth and Reedsmouth. It served the villages of West and East Woodburn plus a local military camp.

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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 amalgamates 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 in 1865. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line, and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in the October 1966 with…

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