Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the single-track

Rothbury Branch The Rothbury Branch was a 13-mile single track railway line in Northumberland, England. It was built by the Northumberland Central Railway and was conceived as part of an alternative trunk route from Newcastle to Berwick. There were serious pro ...

that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . In 1862 the line from to opened. The next year the

Northumberland Central Railway 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 ...

were authorised to construct a line from to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages beginning with the section from to which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The

North British Railway The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followe ...

and the branch line became part of the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

in 1923. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963. Originally built in wood, the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It has been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate. Rothbury Railway Station

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Rothbury Station on Northumbrian RailwaysRothbury Station on Disused Stations
{{Closed stations Northumberland Disused railway stations in Northumberland Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1963 Rothbury