Alnwick
Location type
StationName and dates
Alnwick (1887-1968)Opened on the Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway).
Opened on the Alnwick Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway).
Description
This substantial station closed in 1968. The station building remains standing and there are portions of platforms. It was the terminus of the line from Alnmouth and, from 1887, the line from Coldstream (the junction was south of the station.)
The station building has a large high quality bookshop.
Barter Books
Due to the construction of the A1 to the east of the terminus the Aln Valley Railway have had to build a new terminus to the east of the A1 for their line running east to Alnmouth.
| Nearby stations Alnwick (Lionheart) Greenrigg Halt Lesbury Alnmouth Longhoughton Little Mill Warkworth Edlingham Halt Whittingham Christon Bank Glanton Fallodon (Private) Amble Acklington Broomhill [Northumberland] | Alnwick Power Station Alnwick Gasworks Cawledge Viaduct Colliery Aln Viaduct The Summit Longhoughton Quarry Shilbottle Colliery Littlemill Quarries Littlemill Lime Works Howick Quarry Whittle Colliery Hillhead Tunnel Tourist/other Alnwick Castle Stamford Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 05/09/1887 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) The Cornhill Branch (Coldstream to Alnwick) is opened throughout and for passengers with the opening of Wooperton to Alnwick. For the extra traffic Alnwick station re-built. |
| 11/08/1948 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Flooding damage washes away a bridge between Wooler and Idlerton. The bridge is not replaced and the line operated as two branches; Coldstream to Wooler and Alnwick to Idlerton. |
| 02/03/1953 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Idlerton to Alnwick (excluded) closed completely. |
News items
Books
 Alnmouth To Alnwick, Coldstream And Berwick (Country Railway Routes) | Alnmouth To Alnwick, Coldstream And Berwick (Country Railway Routes) |
