Twizell railway station

Twizell
The site of the station in 2011
Location	Twizell, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°41′14″N 2°11′53″W / 55.6871°N 2.198°W / 55.6871; -2.198Coordinates: 55°41′14″N 2°11′53″W / 55.6871°N 2.198°W / 55.6871; -2.198
Grid reference	NT876437
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
August 1861 (1861-08)	Opened
4 July 1955 (1955-07-04)	Closed

Twizell railway station served the historic village of Twizell, Northumberland, England, from 1861 to 1955 on the Kelso Branch.

History[]

The station opened in August 1861 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated at the end of a minor road. Some timetabled misspelled it as 'Twizel'. To the south was the goods yard, which opened in the 1880s. A goods siding was installed in 1882. On the up side of the line was a signal box, which opened in 1880, and was rebuilt from timber in 1900. In 1951 only 537 tickets were sold. On 9 December 1953, the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt and the goods yard closed. The last passenger train called on 2 July 1955, with the station closing two days later.^[1] The railway cottages are used as housing and the loading Bank remains.^[2]

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