Heritage railway stations · North East England
Akeld railway station
In or near Akeld.
Akeld railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Nigel Stickells — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw · 8.8 km
- Free entry
About
Akeld railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Akeld was a stone-built railway station that served the hamlet of Akeld, in Northumberland, England. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Authorised in 1882, the Cornhill Branch was built to link the farming communities of north Northumberland with the market town of Alnwick and link the North Eastern Railway's Kelso line to its Alnwick branch. Construction started by the North Eastern Railway in 1884 and the line opened to freight between Cornhill and on 2 May 1887; the whole line for both freight and passengers opened on 5 September of the same year. The line had difficulty attracting passengers, as many of the stations were some distance from the communities they served. Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930 although the service resumed briefly during the Second…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5630, -2.0710
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Akeld
- Postcode
- NE71 6TD
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw — 8.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4700587 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Akeld railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Akeld railway station?
- Akeld railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE71 6TD), in the parish of Akeld.
- What is Akeld railway station?
- Akeld railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Akeld railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 8.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE71 6TD.
- Is Akeld railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Akeld railway station is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Akeld railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Akeld railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Akeld railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE71 6TD. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.