Saughtree railway station
Encyclopedia
Saughtree railway station is a closed railway station situated a mile north of the hamlet of Saughtree
and two miles from the border with England
.
which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
, 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 in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. The station had a single platform, a stone built station building, and a siding.
The station building and platform have been restored and 400 yards of new track laid.
Former Services
Saughtree
Saughtree is a village by the B6357 and the Liddel Water, in Liddesdale, near Newcastleton, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.The Dawston Burn is a tributary of the Liddel Water. Saughtree Fell is a hill which rises to 450m...
and two miles from the border with England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
Saughtree railway station was on the Border Counties RailwayBorder Counties Railway
The Border Counties Railway was a railway line in Northumberland, England, with a small section in Roxburghshire, in the Borders region of Scotland. The railway was incorporated in 1854; and was absorbed by the North British Railway on 13 August 1860...
which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, occasionally referred to as the Tyne Valley Line, is a railway line in northern England. The line was built in the 1830s, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with in Cumbria. Formal opening took place on 18 June 1838.The line follows the...
, near Hexham
Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
, with the Border Union Railway
Border Union Railway
The Border Union Railway was a railway line in south of Scotland. It was authorised on 21 July 1859 and advertised as the Waverley Route by the promoters - the North British Railway...
at Riccarton Junction
Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store...
. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham
Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
and Chollerford
Chollerford
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately four miles to the north of Hexham on the B6318 road, not far from Hadrian's Wall. There is a roundabout in the village where the B6318 and B6320 roads meet, and the traffic light-controlled Chollerford Bridge...
in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. The station had a single platform, a stone built station building, and a siding.
The station building and platform have been restored and 400 yards of new track laid.