Longhirst
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Pegswood, in 2010
General information
Location	Longhirst, Morpeth England
Coordinates	55°11′59″N 1°37′37″W / 55.1996°N 1.6269°W / 55.1996; -1.6269
Grid reference	NZ238895
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)	Opened
29 October 1951	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)	Closed completely

Longhirst railway station served the village of Longhirst, Morpeth, England from 1847 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

The station was opened on 1 July 1847, by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on an unnamed lane one mile away from Longhirst village. Two sidings were located to the south of the station, one of them serving a lime depot. In the 1937-1938 LNER winter timetable, it was shown that the frequency of train departures had decreased since the NER days. Passenger traffic continued to decline and the station closed for passengers on 29 October 1951.^[1] The platforms were demolished in 1957 but goods traffic continued to be handled until 10 August 1964 when the station closed completely.^[2]