Morpeth railway station

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History

The station was opened by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway on 1 March 1847.[1] It was designed by Benjamin Green, in the Scottish Baronial style and retains its original station buildings.

A severe ninety degree curve in the line of the railway immediately to the south of the station has been the site of four serious rail accidents, two of them fatal.

Blyth and Tyne Railway

Another station was opened by the Blyth and Tyne Railway on 1 April 1858 and closed 24 May 1880.[2] This was a terminus station that was also used by North British Railway trains from the west from Scots Gap[3] from the opening of their line in 1862 until 1872.[4] The B&T line to Bedlington lost its passenger trains in April 1950 (although occasional summer services between Scotland and the North Eastern coastal resorts continued operating over it until the 1960s), but it remains in use for freight and may have its passenger trains restored in the future (as an extension of the current local stopping service) - the South East Northumberland Rail User Group is currently campaigning for this.[5] Passenger trains over the old NBR line from Scots Gap and Reedsmouth/Rothbury ended in September 1952[6] and it closed completely in 1966 - few traces of this route now remain.

Services

Morpeth station is served by Virgin Trains East Coast intercity trains running to London and Edinburgh. Northern Rail operates a regular local service from here to Newcastle Central & MetroCentre (hourly Mondays - Saturdays) - two services per day continue northwards to Alnmouth and Chathill, Northern do not run services to Morpeth on a Sunday so services are provided by VTEC and CrossCountry.[7] Since December 2005 a few long distance services operated by CrossCountry have also stopped at Morpeth.[8]

In December 2011 a self-service FastTicket machine was installed by Northern Rail. Pre-purchased tickets can now also be collected from Morpeth.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newcastle Central   CrossCountry
Cross Country Network		   Alnmouth
  Virgin Trains East Coast
London-Edinburgh		  


Cramlington   Northern Rail
East Coast Main Line		   Terminus
or
Pegswood
Historical railways
Stannington
Line open; Station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Newcastle and Berwick Railway
  Pegswood
Line and Station open
Meldon
Line and Station closed		   North British Railway
Wansbeck Railway
  Terminus
Terminus   North Eastern Railway
Blyth and Tyne Railway
  Hepscott
Line open; Station closed

References

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt 1995, p. 163
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  4. ↑ Disused Stations - Morpeth B & T www.disused-stations.org.uk; Retrieved 2013-12-04
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  6. ↑ Body (1989), p.126
  7. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable 2015, Table 48
  8. ↑ GB NRT, Tables 26 & 51
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