Place Middleton and Hartburn Original company Wansbeck Railway | Grid reference NZ065852 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Area Wansbeck, Northumberland Pre-grouping Wansbeck Railway
North British Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways 23 July 1862 Station opened as Middleton Similar Fontburn Halt railway st, Langley‑on‑Tyne railway station, Staward Halt railway st, Ewesley railway station, Brinkburn railway station | ||
Middleton North railway station was a stone built railway station on the Wansbeck Railway between Morpeth and Reedsmouth that served the villages of Middleton and Hartburn.
History
In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamates with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway.
Little remains of the station today.
References
Middleton North railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA