Middleton North railway station

Disused railway station in Northumberland, England

Middleton North

Station remains in 2006.

General information
Location| Middleton and Hartburn, Northumberland
England
Grid reference| NZ065852
Platforms| 1
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Wansbeck Railway
Pre-grouping| Wansbeck Railway
North British Railway
Post-grouping| London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 July 1862| Station opened as Middleton
15 September 1952[1][2]| Station closed to passengers
29 September 1966| Station closed to freight

Middleton North was a stone-built railway station on the Wansbeck Railway in Northumberland, England. Between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, it served the villages of Middleton and Hartburn.

## History

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In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages.[3] In 1862 the line from Morpeth 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.

Little remains of the station today.

Preceding station  |   | Disused railways  |   | Following station

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Scotsgap
Line and station closed |   | North British Railway
Wansbeck Railway

|   | Angerton
Line and station closed

## References

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1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 159\. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 295\. OCLC 931112387.
3. ^ "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station".

## External links

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* Middleton North Station on Northumbrian Railways
* Middleton North on a navigable 1956 O. S. map
* The line on RailScot

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