Barrasford railway station

Barrasford railway station served the village of Barrasford, Northumberland, England from 1859 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

Barrasford
The site of the station in 1962
Location	Barrasford, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55.0569°N 2.1283°W
Grid reference	NY919736
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 December 1859	Opened
15 October 1956	Closed to passengers
1 September 1958	Closed completely

History

The station opened on 1 December 1859 by the North British Railway.[1] The station was situated on a lane to Catheugh 200 yards northeast of the centre of Barrasford village. A siding adjoined the line opposite the platform and there was a further loop to the northwest. Both of these were controlled by a signal box, which was at the northwest end of the platform.

The station was host to a camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[2]

The station was closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 but remained open for goods traffic until 1 September 1958, although it was downgraded towards an unstaffed public siding.[1][3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wark Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Counties Railway		Chollerton Line and station closed

References

1. Quick 2019, p. 63.
2. McRae 1997, p. 10.
3. Hurst 1992, pp. 11 & 13.

Bibliography

• Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
• McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
• Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.

External links

• "Disused Stations: Barrasford". Disused Stations. Retrieved 29 August 2017.