Longwitton | |
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General information | |
Location | Rothley, Northumberland England |
Coordinates | 55°12′40″N 1°55′47″W / 55.2111°N 1.9298°W |
Grid reference | NZ045908 |
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 November 1870 | Station opened as Rothley private station |
April 1875 | renamed Longwitton and became public station |
15 September 1952 | Station closed to passengers |
11 November 1963 | Station closed to freight |
Longwitton station was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch. Originally known as Rothley and built as a private halt for the Trevelyan Estate, the name was changed in 1875 to Longwitton when it became a public station.