Authorised in 1882 the Cornhill Branch was built 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, and 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 Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930[2] although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld.[3]
After a severe storm in 1949 washed away a bridge north of Ilderton stationBritish 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 and Mindrum station following suit on 29 March 1965.
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. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. 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. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
mindrum, railway, station, stone, built, railway, station, serving, hamlet, mindrum, surrounding, villages, northumberland, alnwick, cornhill, branch, which, from, alnwick, cornhill, junction, kelso, line, near, coldstream, mindrumgeneral, informationlocationm. Mindrum railway station was a stone built railway station serving the hamlet of Mindrum and the surrounding villages in Northumberland It was on the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream MindrumGeneral informationLocationMindrum Paston NorthumberlandEnglandGrid referenceNT854339Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British RailwaysKey dates2 May 1887Station opens for freight5 September 1887Station opens to passengers22 September 1930Station closes to passengers16 January 1961Station downgraded to goods siding 1 29 March 1965Goods services withdrawn station closes Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Present day 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAuthorised in 1882 the Cornhill Branch was built 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 and 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 2 although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld 3 After a severe storm in 1949 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 and Mindrum station following suit on 29 March 1965 Services editPreceding station Disused railways Following station Coldstream North Eastern RailwayCornhill branch line KirknewtonPresent day editThe station building is a private residence 1 References edit a b Disused Stations Mindrum Station The Alnwick and Cornhill Railway Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 16 December 2009 Disused Stations Akeld 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 editMindrum station on northumbrian railways co uk Mindrum station on Disused Stations Mindrum station on navigable 1947 O S map 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 35 55 N 2 14 00 W 55 5985 N 2 2333 W 55 5985 2 2333 nbsp This article on a railway station in North East England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mindrum railway station amp oldid 1116923791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
