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Cramlington railway station

Coordinates: 55°05′17″N 1°35′56″W / 55.088°N 1.599°W / 55.088; -1.599
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Cramlington
General information
LocationCounty of Northumberland
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCRM

Cramlington railway station is a railway station serving the town of Cramlington in Northumberland, England. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line. There are hourly local services to Morpeth and also to MetroCentre via Newcastle Central. At peak times services continue to Chathill in the north and Hexham further south. There is no Sunday service.[1]

All services are operated by Northern, who also manage the station.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 26 May 1926, during the General Strike, an express passenger train was deliberately derailed south of the station.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 48 (Network Rail)
  2. ^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 44. ISBN 0 906899 07 9.
  3. ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
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55°05′17″N 1°35′56″W / 55.088°N 1.599°W / 55.088; -1.599