Middleton North railway station

Middleton North was a stone-built railway station on the Wansbeck Railway between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, which served the villages of Middleton and Hartburn.

Middleton North
Station remains in 2006.
General information
LocationMiddleton and Hartburn, Northumberland
England
Grid referenceNZ065852
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWansbeck Railway
Pre-groupingWansbeck Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 July 1862Station opened as Middleton
15 September 1952[1][2]Station closed to passengers
29 September 1966Station closed to freight

History

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

References
  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".

55.1608°N 1.9009°W / 55.1608; -1.9009

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