Longhoughton railway station served the village of

Longhoughton Longhoughton is a small rural village in Northumberland, England. It lies near the coast, about northeast of Alnwick, in the similarly named parish of Longhoughton. The village lies under the spectacular whinstone outcrop, Ratcheugh Crag, nea ...

, Northumberland, England from 1847 to 1963 on the

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History

The station was opened on 1 June 1847 by the

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. The station was situated south of the railway bridge over Station Road. The goods facilities were situated southeast of the up passenger platform, served by all five of the sidings. Longhoughton was one of the stations to close during the

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on 5 May 1941, although it was used as an RAF training base during its closure in 1943. The station was reopened on 7 October 1946. Longhoughton station survived while ten other stations closed in 1958 due to its convenience for RAF personnel. It later closed to passengers again on 18 June 1962 and was supposedly closed to all traffic on the same day, although an excursion ran on 3 June 1963. This was the last train to serve Longhoughton station.

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Disused railway stations in Northumberland Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1941 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1946 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 1847 establishments in England 1963 disestablishments in England

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