After having been proposed for closure in the Beeching report, the station was closed to passengers on 2 January 1967.

[7] The potential for the station's reopening was assessed in 2001 and in 2005 in the Tyne Valley Route Strategy.

Both studies found that there was a case for reopening, although potential demand was assessed only in relation to the local population and not with regard to possible visitors to Hadrian's Wall.

[8] In May 2013, it was reported that the Tyne Valley Rail Users Group had asked JMP Consultants to assess the potential for the reopening of the station to provide access to Hadrian's Wall.

[8][9][10] The report was published in August 2013 and concluded that there is an economic case for reopening the station if spending by additional visitors to the area is taken into account.