Chollerford railway station

Chollerford
265px The site of the station in 1997
Location
Place	Chollerford
Area	Northumberland
Coordinates
Grid reference	NY921705
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (North Eastern)
Platforms	1
History
5 April 1858 (1858-04-05)	Station opened as Chollerford
1 August 1919	Station name changed to Humshaugh
15 October 1956	Station closed to passengers
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)	Station closed completely
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Chollerford railway station served the village of Chollerford, Northumberland, England from 1858 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

History

The station opened on 5 April 1858 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the east side of Military Road on the B6318 at the end of Chollerford Bridge over the River North Tyne. Nearby sidings gave access to a lime depot until the 1890s. The station's name was changed to Humshaugh on 1 August 1919 to avoid confusion with Chollerton, the previous station on the line. There were two loops in front of the platform and three further sidings, two running diagonally behind the platform and the third running parallel with the running line. The siding at the southwest end of the platform served a cattle docking dock behinds and the good shed, which had an awning over the platform. The goods yard had a two-ton crane. The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and to goods traffic on 1 September 1958.

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Chollerton Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Counties Railway		Wall Line and station closed