Haydon Bridge railway station


Haydon Bridge railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Haydon Bridge in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, it's located west of Newcastle and east of Carlisle.
The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

History

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The section of that line between and Haydon Bridge was opened on 28 June 1836; the terminus station at Haydon Bridge was temporary, and was replaced by a permanent station on 18 June 1838, when the line was extended to. The next station to the east of Haydon Bridge was, which closed in 1967. The station became an unstaffed halt the same year, though the main station building is still intact and used as a private house.
The station's distinctive manually operated wooden level crossing gates have been replaced by modern lifting barriers in January 2009, although they remain under the control of the adjacent NER signal box.

Facilities

There are now ticket facilities at the station as one on the Newcastle-bound platform was introduced in 2018. There are shelters on each platform, with that on the southern side the more substantial. Train running information can be obtained from timetable posters, digital displays or by telephone; there is a payphone on platform 2. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing.

Services

The station now has an hourly service for most of the day Monday-Saturday. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way.