Place Haydon Bridge Station code HDB DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference NY842645 Managed by Northern 2011/12 31,078 | |
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Address Haydon Bridge, Hexham NE47 6HD, United Kingdom Original company Newcastle & Carlisle Railway Similar Bardon Mill railway station, Corbridge railway station, Riding Mill railway station, Stocksfield railway station, Prudhoe railway station | ||
Haydon Bridge railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Haydon Bridge in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, and is managed by Northern who provide all passenger train services. The station is sited 30 miles (48 km) west of Newcastle and 31 3⁄4 miles (51.1 km) east of Carlisle.
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History
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The section of that line between Hexham and Haydon Bridge was opened on 28 June 1836; the terminus station at Haydon Bridge was temporary, and was replaced by a permanent station on 18 June 1838, when the line was extended to Greenhead. The next station to the east of Haydon Bridge was Fourstones, which closed in 1967. The station became an unstaffed halt the same year, though the main station building is still intact and used as a private house.
The station's distinctive manually operated wooden level crossing gates (as seen in the accompanying photograph) have been replaced by modern lifting barriers in January 2009, although they remain under the control of the adjacent NER signal box.
Facilities
There are no ticket facilities at the station, so all tickets need to be purchased in advance or on the train. There are shelters on each platform, with that on the southern (eastbound) side the more substantial. Train running information can be obtained from timetable posters or by telephone; there is a payphone on platform 2. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing.
Services
There are 10 eastbound departures per day to Newcastle and 11 eastbound to Carlisle on weekdays (the same as at the other intermediate stations west of Hexham other than Haltwhilstle). These run approximately every two hours each way, but more frequently at peak times and less so in the late afternoon & evening. Six eastbound and five westbound trains call on Sundays (once every 2-3 hours).