Heritage railway stations · North East England
Whittingham Station
Whittingham Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Whittingham Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Whittingham railway station served the village of Whittingham, in Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which connected Coldstream with Alnwick.
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Background
History
The station was opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of an unnamed road and immediately west of the junction at the A697. The station had five sidings on the west side, one serving a goods shed, three serving a goods platform and the last one serving a coal drop and a weighbridge. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953. The station site was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935; this was despite the lack of a passenger service. Camping coach residents were transported to and from the coach in a passenger carriage attached to…
Description
In 2009, the station was bought by a private individual to transform it into a residence. The work of restoration was documented in the episode "Victorian Railway Station" of the television series The Restoration Man. In 2016, the restoration work was reported as ongoing.
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- Coordinates
- 55.4031, -1.8603
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Whittingham
- Postcode
- NE66 4RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q26449415 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whittingham railway station (Northumberland) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whittingham Station?
- Whittingham Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4RP), in the parish of Whittingham.
- Is Whittingham Station free to visit?
- Yes, Whittingham Station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whittingham Station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4RP. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.