Alnwick railway station
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Alnwick | |
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Location | |
Place | Alnwick |
Area | Northumberland |
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Operations | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
19 August 1850 | Station opens |
5 September 1887 | Station moved northwards |
30 January 1968 | Station closes |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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UK Railways portal |
Alnwick railway station was the terminus of the Alnwick branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth in Northumberland, Northern England. The branch opened on 1 October 1850 and closed in January 1968, leaving the former junction at Alnmouth as the nearest station to Alnwick. The station was also the terminus of the Cornhill branch line to Coldstream which closed in 1930.
History
Opened by the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1968. The platforms have been in-filled, but the trainshed remains intact and in use, including by Barter Books. The bookshop was featured in Michael Portillo's 'Great British Railway Journeys' (first broadcast BBC2 - 23/1/2012).
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | North Eastern Railway Alnwick branch line |
Alnmouth Line closed; station open |
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Edlingham Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Cornhill branch line |
Terminus |
Sources
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- The station on navigable O.S. map
External links
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