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This was a two platform station on the west bank of the Tipalt Burn. Greenhead has a north-south alignment as the generally east-west route of the line between Newcastle and Carlisle crosses from the Tyne watershed to the Eden watershed here. The westbound platform was on the west side.

The station building, of two storeys, was on eastbound platform with a waiting room on the westbound platform.

The goods yard was on the east side, approached by a reversing from the eastbound platform onto a reversing spur before drawing south again into the sidings.

Station buildings remain standing. The goods yard still has an active coal yard. K & G Fuels

Another remarkable survivor is the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway locomotive shed, immediately north of the road bridge south of the station. Probably opened when the line reached here from Carlisle. It remained open when the line was extended as locomotives were changed here in the early days due to the length of line and long climb to reach Greenhead.

Blenkinsopp Colliery was to the south, on the west side of the line, approached from the north.

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