RAILSCOT | Acklington

Acklington

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Acklington (1847-)

Station code: ACK National Rail
Where: North East England, England
Opened on the Newcastle and Berwick Railway.

Description

This is a two platform station. The main station building, on the northbound platform, is now a house. There is a car park on the west side. The station is immediately south east of Acklington itself.

There were siding on the west side to the south serving the market to the west and a goods yard at the north end on the west side approached from the north.

The market remains open today.

Local

To the north east of the station is the Railway Inn .

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
07/01/2019

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Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

15/07/1967	Newcastle and Berwick Railway Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds 'North Briton' derails at Acklington. The train was travelling at 75mph and derailed due to the track condition. No casualties.