It opened on 1 December 1859, when a special train was run from Newcastle to mark the occasion, arriving at 11.38 a.m.[1][2] The station was situated on the south side of an unclassified road between Heugh and High Countess Park, the NBR providing a temporary platform with a run-around loop.
It closed entirely on 1 February 1861, when the line was extended northwards to Thorneyburn and Reedsmouth station opened, about a mile from Countess Park.
[3][4] The run-around loop was retained for some years in connection with the transport of sandstone from the nearby Mill Knock Quarry.
[5] The July 1860 edition of Bradshaw's Guide shows that from Monday to Saturday, four trains ran from Hexham to Countess Park, with three in the reverse direction.
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