Authorised in 1845 the Kelso Branch was built by the North Eastern Railway to link the communities of the Tweed valley with the fledgling railway network at Tweedmouth. The line opened in two stages, to Sprouston on 27 July 1849, and to Kelso on 1 June 1851.
The Cornhill Branch project was authorized in 1882 to link the farming communities of north Northumberland with the market town of Alnwick and link the North Eastern Railway's Kelso line to its Alnwick Branch. Construction started by the North Eastern Railway in 1884. The line opened to freight between Cornhill and Wooperton on 2 May 1887, and the whole line for both freight and passengers on 5 September of the same year. The line had difficulty attracting passengers as many of the stations were some distance from the communities they served. Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930,[1] although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld.[2]
After a severe storm in August 1948[3] washed away a bridge north of Ilderton station, British Railways – who had recently taken over the line – decided that the volume of traffic along the line did not warrant replacing it. The line was thus split into two, Alnwick to Ilderton, and Coldstream to Wooler which included Akeld. This coupled with an infrequent service caused the line to go further into decline and the section from Alnwick to Ilderton closed on 2 March 1953 with the other section following suit on 29 March 1965.
On 15 June 1964 passenger services were withdrawn along the whole line between Tweedmouth and St Boswells. Freight services between Tweedmouth and Kelso followed suit the next year on 29 March with the complete closure of the line. Only one track of the double line between Kelso and Tweedmouth was initially lifted, but all track was removed in 1969 from St Boswells through to Tweedmouth following closure of the freight service to Kelso and complete closure of the Waverley Route.
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Coldstream railway station served the town of Coldstream in Berwickshire Scotland although the station was across the River Tweed in Northumberland England The station was on both the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream and the Kelso to Tweedmouth line ColdstreamGeneral informationLocationCornhill on Tweed Coldstream NorthumberlandEnglandGrid referenceNT862395Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyYork Newcastle and Berwick RailwayPre groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British RailwaysKey dates27 July 1849Station opens as Cornhill1 October 1873Station renamed Coldstream15 June 1964Closed to passengers29 March 1965Goods services withdrawn Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Present day 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAuthorised in 1845 the Kelso Branch was built by the North Eastern Railway to link the communities of the Tweed valley with the fledgling railway network at Tweedmouth The line opened in two stages to Sprouston on 27 July 1849 and to Kelso on 1 June 1851 The Cornhill Branch project was authorized in 1882 to link the farming communities of north Northumberland with the market town of Alnwick and link the North Eastern Railway s Kelso line to its Alnwick Branch Construction started by the North Eastern Railway in 1884 The line opened to freight between Cornhill and Wooperton on 2 May 1887 and the whole line for both freight and passengers on 5 September of the same year The line had difficulty attracting passengers as many of the stations were some distance from the communities they served Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930 1 although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld 2 After a severe storm in August 1948 3 washed away a bridge north of Ilderton station British Railways who had recently taken over the line decided that the volume of traffic along the line did not warrant replacing it The line was thus split into two Alnwick to Ilderton and Coldstream to Wooler which included Akeld This coupled with an infrequent service caused the line to go further into decline and the section from Alnwick to Ilderton closed on 2 March 1953 with the other section following suit on 29 March 1965 On 15 June 1964 passenger services were withdrawn along the whole line between Tweedmouth and St Boswells Freight services between Tweedmouth and Kelso followed suit the next year on 29 March with the complete closure of the line Only one track of the double line between Kelso and Tweedmouth was initially lifted but all track was removed in 1969 from St Boswells through to Tweedmouth following closure of the freight service to Kelso and complete closure of the Waverley Route Services editPreceding station Disused railways Following station Terminus North Eastern RailwayCornhill branch line Mindrum Sunilaws North Eastern RailwayKelso Branch TwizellPresent day editThe station has been demolished and a housing estate occupies the site 4 References edit The Alnwick and Cornhill Railway Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 16 December 2009 Disused Stations Akeld Station Passengers No More by G Daniels and L A Dench Disused Stations Coldstream Station Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan March 1989 Jowett s Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland From Pre Grouping to the Present Day 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 Jowett Alan 2000 Jowett s Nationalised Railway Atlas 1st ed Penryn Cornwall Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 978 0 906899 99 1 OCLC 228266687 External links editColdstream Station on Disused Stations Coldstream Station on navigable O S map Pictures of possibly the last passenger train to Wooler at Coldstream station vteCornhill Branch OverviewLocaleNorthumberlandSuccessorNorth Eastern RailwayTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Legend Kelso Branchto Kelso to Tweedmouth nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Coldstreamopened as Cornhill nbsp Mindrum nbsp Kirknewton nbsp Akeld nbsp Wooler nbsp Ilderton nbsp Wooperton nbsp Hedgeley nbsp Glanton nbsp Whittingham nbsp Edlingham nbsp nbsp Alnwick nbsp nbsp Alnwick branch lineto East Coast Main Line nbsp 55 38 58 N 2 13 07 W 55 64945 N 2 21868 W 55 64945 2 21868 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coldstream railway station amp oldid 1106221523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
