Alnwick railway station

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.

This article is about the disused station. For the current Alnwick Lionheart station, see Alnwick Lionheart railway station.

Alnwick
General information
LocationAlnwick, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55.410°N 1.699°W / 55.410; -1.699
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 August 1850Station opens
5 September 1887Station moved northwards
29 January 1968Passenger service withdrawn
7 October 1968Freight service withdrawn

The branch fully opened on 19 August 1850 but was used by a special train on 6 August. It closed for passengers in January 1968 and completely in October 1968. The station was also the terminus of the Cornhill branch line to Coldstream which closed for passengers in 1930.

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