Morpeth railway station
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| Morpeth | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Morpeth | ||
| Local authority | Castle Morpeth | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MPT | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.163 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.177 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morpeth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 National Express East Coast intercity trains running to London and Edinburgh. 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 was operated by Virgin Trains has stopped here, which is now run by CrossCountry as of November 2007.
A severe curve in the line of the railway immediately to the south of the station has been the site of four rail crashes, two of them fatal.
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[edit] Blyth and Tyne Railway
Another station was opened by the Blyth and Tyne Railway between 1 April 1858 and closed 24 May 1880.[1] This was a terminus station that was also used by North British Railway trains from the west from Scots Gap. [2]
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[edit] Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newcastle Central | CrossCountry Plymouth - Edinburgh Waverley |
Alnmouth | ||
| National Express East Coast East Coast Main Line |
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| Cramlington | Northern Rail East Coast Main Line |
Pegswood | ||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Morpeth Station history page from the South East Northumberland Rail User Group
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