Fontburn Halt railway station

Fontburn Halt
Station building in 2006.
General information
LocationCoquetdale, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°14′35″N 1°55′21″W / 55.2430°N 1.9224°W / 55.2430; -1.9224
Grid referenceNZ051942
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorthumberland Central Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1904Station opened
15 September 1952Station closed to passengers
3 October 1956Station closed to freight

Fontburn Halt was a weatherboard and corrugated-iron-built railway station in Northumberland, England, on the Rothbury Branch, built to serve the pre-existing Whitehouse lime works[1] and later the Whitehouse Colliery, and quarries.

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Fontburn Halt". www.disused-stations.org.uk.