Kielder railway station

Border Counties Railway
Border Counties Railway
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Roxburghshire, Scotland; Northumberland, England;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Commenced	11 December 1855
Opened	2 April 1858
Completed	24 June 1862
Merged into	North British Railway - 1860
Merged into	London North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged into	British Railways - 1948
Closed	1 September 1958; (except Reedsmouth–Bellingham, closed 11 November 1963);
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
	Scotland
	England

Kielder
Kielder
General information
Location	Kielder, Northumberland; England
Grid reference	NY626935
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1862	Station opened
1 October 1948	Station renamed Kielder Forest
15 October 1956	Station closed to passengers
1 September 1958	Station closed to freight

Kielder railway station is a closed railway station that served the village hamlet of Kielder, Northumberland.

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