Heritage railway stations · North East England
Prudhoe railway station
In or near Prudhoe.
Prudhoe railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Prudhoe 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
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Prudhoe is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 12 miles 1 chain (12.0 mi; 19.3 km) west of Newcastle, serves the town of Prudhoe and villages of Mickley and Ovingham in Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The station opened in March 1835, following the commencement of passenger trains between and . It was never a junction, although extensive industrial connections on either side of the station once existed. Between 1859 and 1915, there was another station less than 1 mi west of Prudhoe, at Mickley. The station buildings on the eastbound platform were constructed by the North Eastern Railway in 1884, having been designed in the twin pavilion style. The station ceased handling goods traffic in 1965. The buildings were subsequently demolished in 1973 by British Rail, after the station became unstaffed, along with…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9657, -1.8651
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Prudhoe
- Postcode
- NE42 6NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe — 0 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2298662 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Prudhoe railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prudhoe railway station?
- Prudhoe railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE42 6NR), in the parish of Prudhoe.
- What is Prudhoe railway station?
- Prudhoe railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Prudhoe railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE42 6NR.
- Who owns Prudhoe railway station?
- Prudhoe railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is Prudhoe railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Prudhoe railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Prudhoe railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Prudhoe railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Prudhoe railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE42 6NR.