Humshaugh railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Chollerford, Northumberland}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Humshaugh

| status = Disused

| image = File:Humshaugh former station geograph-3695106-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = The site of the station in 1997

| borough = Chollerford, Northumberland

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|55.029|-2.125|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NY921705|25|NY921705}}

| platforms = 1

| original = North British Railway

| pregroup = North British Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (North Eastern)

| years = {{Start date|1858|04|05|df=yes}}

| events = Opened as Chollerford

| years1 = 1 August 1919

| events1 = Name changed to Humshaugh

| years2 = 15 October 1956

| events2 = Closed to passengers

| years3 = {{End date|1958|09|01|df=y}}

| events3 = Closed completely

}}

Humshaugh railway station served the village of Chollerford, Northumberland, England from 1858 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

History

The station was opened as Chollerford on 5 April 1858 by the North British Railway.{{Quick-stations-5|page=249}}

It was situated on the east side of Military Road on the B6318 at the end of Chollerford Bridge over the River North Tyne. Nearby sidings gave access to a lime depot until the 1890s. There were two loops in front of the platform and three further sidings, two running diagonally behind the platform and the third running parallel with the running line. The siding at the southwest end of the platform served a cattle dock and the good shed, which had an awning over the platform. The goods yard had a two-ton crane.{{cite book|last=The Railway Clearing House|orig-year=1904|year=1970|edition=1970 D&C Reprint|title=The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904|location=Newton Abbot|publisher=David & Charles Reprints|isbn=0-7153-5120-6|page=120}}{{cite web|title=Chollerford station on OS 25inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXXXV.6 (Chollerton; Cocklaw; Humshaugh; Wall)|year=1896|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/132268229|website=National Library of Scotland |access-date=4 June 2020}}

The station's name was changed to Humshaugh on 1 August 1919 to avoid confusion with {{rws|Chollerton}}, the previous station on the line.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) |publisher=Foxline |year=1997 |isbn=1-870119-48-7|pages=10}}

The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and to goods traffic on 1 September 1958.{{cite book|last=Hurst|first=Geoffrey|date=1992|title=Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991|location=Worksop, Nottinghamshire|publisher=Milepost Publications|isbn=0-9477-9618-5|pages=11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0593)}}

References

External links

[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/humshaugh/index.shtml Humshaugh station at disused stations]

{{rail line |previous={{rws|Chollerton}}
Line and station closed|next={{rws|Wall}}
Line and station closed|route=North British Railway
Border Counties Railway|col={{NBR colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in Northumberland

Category:Former North British Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956

Category:1858 establishments in England

Category:1958 disestablishments in England

Category:Wall, Northumberland