Morpeth railway station
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| Morpeth | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Morpeth |
| Local authority | Castle Morpeth |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MPT |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.163 million ** |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Morpeth. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Morpeth railway station is now a minor stop on the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland, northern England, serving the county town of Morpeth. It was designed by Benjamin Green, in the Scottish Baronial style, and built in 1847 for the Newcastle and Berwick Railway and retains its original station buildings.
Morpeth station is irregularly served by GNER intercity trains running to London, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. Northern Rail operates regular local services between Newcastle and Morpeth, some of which continue to Chathill, north of Alnwick. Since December 2005 a twice daily Cross Country service operated by Virgin Trains has stopped here. [1]
A severe curve in the line of the railway immediately to the south of the station has been the site of four rail crashes, three of them fatal.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Morpeth railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Morpeth railway station from Multimap.com
- Morpeth Station history page from the South East Northumberland Rail User Group
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Cramlington | Northern Rail East Coast Main Line |
Pegswood | ||
| Newcastle Central | Virgin Cross-Country |
Alnmouth | ||
| Newcastle Central | GNER East Coast Main Line |
Alnmouth | ||
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