Velvet Hall railway station

Velvet Hall railway station was a railway station which served the village of Horncliffe in Northumberland, England.

Velvet Hall
LocationHorncliffe, Northumberland
England
Grid referenceNT943490
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 July 1849 (1849-07-27)Station opened
4 July 1955Station closed

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Velvet Hall

The station opened on 27 July 1849.[1] It was situated on the Kelso Branch of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, being the first station after the junction at Tweedmouth.[2]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[3] The station closed on 4 July 1955.[1]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Norham
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Kelso Branch
  Tweedmouth
Line and station closed

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, p. 238.
  2. Conolly 1976, p. 31, section D3.
  3. McRae 1997, p. 10.

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.


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