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This was a private station built for W H Charlton (of Hesleyside Hall) for whom it was named. It was to the south of Charlton Farm and north of the River North Tyne. It consisted of just a temporary platform and hut. A drive from the hall, which crossed the River North Tyne by means of a ford, approached the station from the south.

Once the North British Railway took control of the railway the line was extended west to Riccarton Junction in 1862. The private station was closed, despite the protest of Charlton. Afterwards the nearest station was at Bellingham [NBR], later Bellingham (North Tyne).

The line closed in 1958.

The trackbed remains intact although the bridge over the line the south east of Charlton Farm has been removed and trackbed infilled and the bridge south of the farm over a minor road has been removed. Bridges were built to allow two lines, but only the westbound was laid.

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