Falstone railway station is a former
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
that served the hamlet of
Falstone
Falstone is a small village in Northumberland, England, just east of Kielder Water. The village is from the Anglo–Scottish border. The name ''Falstone'' means "speckled stone". Much of the village is clustered around its two churches, St. P ...
, in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
, England.
History
The station was on the
Border Counties Railway which linked the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway (N&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west coast. The railway began operating mineral trains in 1834 between ...
, 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 1861–1862. The line was closed to passengers by
British Railways in 1956.
The station had a single platform and a stone built station building
both of which survived the line's closure. The station building is residential accommodation and offices.
References
External links
Falstone Station on Disused Stations
{{Closed stations Northumberland
Disused railway stations in Northumberland
Former North British Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956
1861 establishments in England