Belford railway station (England)

Belford railway station was situated on the East Coast Main Line between the current Chathill and Berwick-upon-Tweed stations serving the village of Belford. It opened on 29 March 1847, closing on 29 January 1968. Today only the northbound station building remains.[1]

Belford
Northbound station building in July 2014
LocationBelford, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.596317°N 1.802411°W / 55.596317; -1.802411
Grid referenceNU125336
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle & Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
29 March 1847Opened
29 January 1968Closed

After a 2010 plan to rebuild the station did not proceed, in 2015, Berwick Town Council allocated £100,000 to investigate reopening the station.[2][3] The local rail user group SENRUG has been campaigning since September 2016 to have local services on the Newcastle - Berwick - Edinburgh corridor increased with regular local commuter services extended northwards from Morpeth to Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. As part of this campaign they have proposed that the former station at Belford should be reopened so as to improve public transport access to the Northumberland Coast and St Cuthbert's Way.[4]

In March 2020, a bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway fund to get funds for a feasibility study into reinstating the station. This bid was unsuccessful.[5]

References
  1. Belford Disused Stations
  2. New station for Belford BBC News 9 February 2010
  3. £100,000 to progress Belford station plans Berwick Advertiser 3 March 2015
  4. North of Morpeth Local Services SENRUG website article; Retrieved 9 February 2017
  5. Restoring Your Railway Fund: bids received gov.uk
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lucker
Line open, station closed		   York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
East Coast Main Line		   Crag Mill
Line open, station closed
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