Heritage railway stations · North East England
Coanwood railway station
In or near Coanwood.
Coanwood railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris McAuley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 5.5 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
Coanwood railway station is located in Northumberland, with the nearest railway station being Haltwhistle, which is 5.5 km away. Entry to the station is free.
About
Coanwood 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coanwood was a railway station on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station, situated 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Haltwhistle, served the village of Coanwood in Northumberland. Opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on 19 July 1851, the station was originally known as Shaft Hill or Shafthill. It was later renamed Coanwood on 1 March 1885 by the North Eastern Railway.
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Background
History
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, opening to passengers in stages from March 1835. A branch line from Haltwhistle to Alston and Nenthead was first considered in 1841, with the line authorised by an Act of Parliament in August 1846. It was later decided that a line operating as far as Alston was sufficient, with the amended route approved by a further Act in July 1849. In March 1851, the 4½-mile section from Haltwhistle to Shaft Hill (which was later renamed Coanwood) was opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in July 1851. The 8¼-mile section of the line between Alston and Lambley opened to goods traffic in January 1852, along with a short branch to…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9247, -2.5045
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Coanwood
- Postcode
- NE49 0QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 5.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q104530943 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coanwood railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coanwood railway station?
- Coanwood railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE49 0QT), in the parish of Coanwood.
- What is Coanwood railway station?
- Coanwood railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Coanwood railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE49 0QT.
- Is Coanwood railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Coanwood railway station is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Coanwood railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Coanwood railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coanwood railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE49 0QT.