Velvet Hall
Location type
StationName and dates
Velvet Hall (1849-1955)Opened on the Kelso Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway).
Description
This two platform station was located at Velvethall, Northumberland, just over a mile south east of Horncliffe. The goods yard was on the south side of the line, reached by reversal. On the north side, opposite the goods yard, was a loop and the signal box. The main station building, stone built and of two storeys, was on the westbound platform.
The station closed to passengers in 1955 and the line in 1965.
The main station building remains standing, now a house. Railway cottages remain to the west.
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StationExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
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NLS Map
02/11/2018
| Nearby stations Norham Tweedmouth Berwick-upon-Tweed Scremerston Twizell Etal Goswick Ford Forge Mill Ayton Chirnside Burnmouth Coldstream Edrom Beal Crumstane | Blackhill Colliery Mine Tweedmouth Power Box Scremerston Colliery and Tile Works Tweedmouth Shed Royal Border Bridge Scremerston Colliery Restoration Pit Scremerston Colliery Incline House Berwick Roundhouse Shed Tourist/other River Tweed Tweed Dock Berwick Junction Signal Box Berwick Station Signal Box Foulden Tithe Barn Berwick Central Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1849 | Kelso Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway) Opened from Tweedmouth to Sprouston. Velvet Hall, Norham, Cornhill, Carham and Sprouston opened. |
| 04/07/1955 | Kelso Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway) Local stations closed. Velvet Hall, Twizell, Sunilaws, Carham, Sprouston closed. Tweedmouth, Norham and Coldstream remain open. |
News items
| 15/11/2023 | Plans submitted for housing development on railway station yard near Berwick [Berwick Advertiser] |
Books
 Alnmouth To Alnwick, Coldstream And Berwick (Country Railway Routes) |  Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines: Where Beeching Got It Wrong |
