Place Alston Grid reference NY716467 3 May 1976 Station closed Opened 17 November 1852 | Area Eden Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway Address Alston, United Kingdom Platforms in use 1 | |
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Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway Original company Newcastle & Carlisle Railway Similar South Tynedale Railway, Old Haydon Bridge, Warden Railway Bridge, Ridley Bridge, Bywell Bridge | ||
Tamar valley line bere alston railway station
Alston railway station once served the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. The station was the terminus of the Alston Line which ran from the junction at Haltwhistle on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
Contents
- Tamar valley line bere alston railway station
- Helen kathryn on christmas train depart at alston railway station
- History
- The site today
- References
It is now the terminus of the narrow gauge South Tynedale Railway, a heritage line, in Northern England.
Helen kathryn on christmas train depart at alston railway station
History
Opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, it was taken over firstly by the North Eastern Railway and later became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was closed by the British Railways Board in 1976.
The site today
The station is now both the main terminus and headquarters of the Tourist Narrow Gauge South Tynedale Railway.[1]