Heritage railway stations · North East England
Staward Halt railway station
In or near Bardon Mill.
Staward Halt railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 5.5 km
- Free entry
About
Staward 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
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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
Staward Halt is a closed stone built railway station situated on a single track branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Allendale through to Hexham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Authorised in 1865 the Hexham to Allendale Railway was opened in stages, first to in 1867, then to (then known as Catton Road) in 1869. Built to carry freight, primarily the product of local lead mines, the line eventually opened to passengers. The passenger service was run by the North Eastern Railway who took over the line in July 1876. The station was closed to passengers in September 1930, and for freight when the line closed on 20 November 1950. |next=|route=London and North Eastern Railway<br /><small>Hexham and Allendale Railway</small>|col=}}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9312, -2.3037
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Haydon
- Postcode
- NE47 5NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 5.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7604895 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Staward Halt railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Staward Halt railway station?
- Staward Halt railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 5NR), in the parish of Haydon.
- What is Staward Halt railway station?
- Staward Halt railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Staward Halt railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE47 5NR.
- Is Staward Halt railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Staward Halt railway station is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Staward Halt railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Staward Halt railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Staward Halt railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 5NR.