Ewesley railway station

Ewesley station was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch built to serve the local farming settlements.

Ewesley
Platform remains in 2006.
General information
LocationFontburn, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.2284°N 1.9094°W / 55.2284; -1.9094
Grid referenceNZ059927
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorthumberland Central Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 October 1870Station opened
15 September 1952Station closed to passengers
9 November 1963Station closed to freight as Ewesley Halt

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened.

The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap 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[1] starting with the section from Scotsgap to Rothbury 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 In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.[2]

One of the original stations on the branch line Ewesley was constructed in the centre of a circular prehistoric camp.[3] Later in 1894 the only passing loop on the otherwise single track line was constructed at Ewesley. At closure the station had been renamed Ewesley Halt. Although in a bad state of repair the platform remains intact, the station building has been demolished.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longwitton
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Rothbury Branch
   Fontburn Halt
Line and station closed
Rothbury Branch
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
Dates of operation1870–1963
SuccessorNorth British Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length13 miles (21 km)
 Rothbury
 Brinkburn
 Fontburn Halt
Fontburn Viaduct
 Ewesley
 Longwitton
 Scotsgap
Wansbeck Railway
to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth

References
  1. "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station".
  2. "Rothbury Branch". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  3. "Disused Stations: Ewesley Station".
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