Wetheral railway station
Wetheral  | |
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| Wetheral Station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wetheral |
| Local authority | Carlisle |
| Grid reference | NY467546 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WRL |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 9,993 |
| 2005/06 |
 11,448 |
| 2006/07 |
11,862 |
| 2007/08 |
13,419 |
| 2008/09 |
 13,058 |
| 2009/10 |
13,786 |
| 2010/11 |
14,112 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wetheral from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Wetheral railway station is on the Newcastle-Carlisle Tyne Valley Line in northern England, situated some seven minutes from Carlisle. The station serves the affluent village of Wetheral.
Passenger services are provided by Northern Rail.
Access to the station is by a dead-end road from Wetheral village green, or by a footpath from the B6263 opposite Plains Road. A footbridge links the two platforms. Corby Bridge (popularly known as 'Wetheral Viaduct'), over which trains pass when leaving the station towards Newcastle, has a footpath that links the station with the nearby village of Great Corby.
The station has seven trains stopping in each direction on weekdays, with a reduced service on Sundays. Other faster passenger trains and goods trains pass through without stopping. Trains that stop at Wetheral also stop at all other stations west of Hexham on the Tyne Valley line. Passengers for stations between Hexham and Newcastle usually have to change at Hexham.
The station was originally staffed, and the old stationmaster's house still stands, as a private residence. The boarded up ticket windows are still visible. The station was closed during the Beeching Axe (in 1967) but reopened in 1981 on an unstaffed basis.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wetheral railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Brampton | Northern Rail Tyne Valley Line |
Carlisle | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Heads Nook | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway North Eastern Railway |
Scotby | ||
Coordinates: 54°53′02″N 2°49′55″W / 54.884°N 2.832°W
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