Heritage railway stations · North East England
Kirkhaugh Halt railway station
Kirkhaugh Halt railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kirkhaugh Halt 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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From the Wikipedia article
Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland.
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Background
History
The station opened in September 1999, as part of the South Tynedale Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Cumbria and Northumberland. The station is located on the alignment of the former Alston Line, which ran from Haltwhistle to Alston, until the line's closure by the British Railways Board in May 1976. However, unlike stations at Alston and Slaggyford, Kirkhaugh was not part of the original line, instead being purpose-built for the heritage railway. The opening of the extension from Gilderdale to Kirkhaugh saw the closure of the station at Gilderdale, after 13 years of service. The line was later extended from Kirkhaugh to Lintley Halt in April 2012, and from Lintley Halt to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8403, -2.4748
- Address
- | borough = Kirkhaugh, Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q100506587 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkhaugh railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkhaugh Halt railway station?
- Kirkhaugh Halt railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8403°, -2.4748°.
- Who owns Kirkhaugh Halt railway station?
- Kirkhaugh Halt railway station is owned by South Tynedale Railway.