Plashetts railway station
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General information | |
Location | Plashetts, Northumberland England |
Grid reference | NY666902 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Border Counties Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 September 1861 | Station opened |
15 October 1956 | Station closed to passengers |
1 September 1958 | Station closed to freight |
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Plashetts railway station is a closed stone built railway station that served the mining hamlet of Plashetts, in Northumberland, England, which is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.
History
Plashetts railway station was on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in stages until completion 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956.
The station had a single platform and a tall signal box.[1] This was a fairly substantial station having a waggonway branch, which ran from here up Slater's incline, to the Plashetts and Far Colliery. To the north of the station were one or two houses and at the end of the waggonway a miners' village.
The station is now submerged beneath Kielder Water.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Lewiefield Halt | LNER Border Counties Railway | Falstone |
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: Plashetts Station". Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links
- Plashetts Station on a navigable 1955 O. S. map
55°12′15″N 2°31′37″W / 55.2042°N 2.5270°W / 55.2042; -2.5270
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