Fontburn Halt railway station
Fontburn Halt | |
|---|---|
Station building in 2006. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Coquetdale, Northumberland England |
| Coordinates | 55°14′35″N 1°55′21″W / 55.2430°N 1.9224°W |
| Grid reference | NZ051942 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Northumberland Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1904 | Station opened |
| 15 September 1952 | Station closed to passengers |
| 3 October 1956 | Station 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 and later the Whitehouse Colliery, and quarries.