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Scotsgap railway station
Scotsgap was a stone built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway that served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.
==History==
In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages.〔http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml〕 In 1862 the line from 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.
The station was opened as ''Scots Gap'' in 1862, but was renamed ''Scotsgap'' in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line, and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in the October 1966 with the station being closed on 3 October 1966.〔http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml〕 The station building and platform remain and the site is now occupied by an agricultural merchant.〔http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml〕
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