Elrington Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Northumberland, England

Elrington Halt
General information
Location	Elrington, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland England
Grid reference	NY921653
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Hexham and Allendale Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 August 1867	Station opened to goods as Elrington
1 March 1869	Station opens to passengers
23 August 1926	Station renamed Elrington Halt
22 September 1930	Station closed to passengers

Elrington Halt station is a closed stone-built railway station situated on a single-track branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that runs from Allendale through the Border Counties Junction to Hexham.

History

Authorised in 1865, the Hexham to Allendale Railway was opened in stages, first to Langley-on-Tyne in 1867 and then to Allendale (then known as Catton Road) in 1868. Built to carry freight, primarily the product of local lead mines, the line eventually opened to passengers. The passenger service was run by the North Eastern Railway, which took over the line in July 1876.

The station was unstaffed and renamed Elrington Halt in August 1926. It was closed to passengers in September 1930 and completely when the line closed on 20 November 1950. The station building remains as a private residence.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Langley-on-Tyne		London and North Eastern Railway Hexham and Allendale Railway		Hexham

References

Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 15
Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

Elrington Halt on Northumbrian Railways
Disused Stations

Hexham and Allendale Railway

Legend

					Tyne Valley Line to Newcastle
					Hexham
					Border Counties Junction
					Border Counties Railway
					Tyne Valley Line to Carlisle
					Elrington Halt
					Langley-on-Tyne
					Staward Halt
					Allendale

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Amble branch line	Amble Broomhill (Northumberland)
North Sunderland Railway	Seahouses North Sunderland
Border Counties Railway	Deadwater Kielder Lewiefield Halt Plashetts Falstone Thorneyburn Tarset Charlton (Northumberland) Bellingham (North Tyne) Reedsmouth Countess Park Wark Barrasford Chollerton Humshaugh Wall
Wansbeck Railway	Woodburn Knowesgate Scotsgap Middleton North Angerton Meldon
Northumberland Central Railway	Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Ewesley Longwitton
Blyth & Tyne Railway	Hepscott Choppington North Seaton Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Bedlington Bebside Blyth Newsham Hartley The Avenue Dairy House Seghill
Ponteland Railway	Ponteland Darras Hall
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway	Gilsland Greenhead Fourstones Warden Mickley
Alston Line	Plenmeller Halt Featherstone Park Coanwood Lambley Slaggyford
Hexham and Allendale Railway	Elrington Halt Langley-on-Tyne Staward Halt Allendale
Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway	North Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall

54°57′53″N 2°12′58″W / 54.9647°N 2.2161°W / 54.9647; -2.2161

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