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Alnmouth railway station - Definition

Alnmouth railway station is a station on the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth, Northumberland, northern England. It is managed by Northern Rail.

It opened on 1 October 1850 as the terminus of the Alnwick branch line, but has served as the principal station for the town of Alnwick since the closure of that line in January 1968. The station was originally known as Bilton; its name was changed to Alnmouth on 2 May 1892, and to Alnmouth for Alnwick on 23 May 2003.

Alnmouth station is served by GNER and Virgin trains running between Newcastle and Edinburgh. Occasional Northern Rail local services operating to and from Chathill also call at Alnmouth.

External links

  • Alnmouth station timetable (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=ALM) from National Rail's Live Departure Boards
  • Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&db=pc&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=NE663QF&cidr_client=none) of Alnmouth station, from multimap.com

 

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