Cramlington railway station
Cramlington | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | County of Northumberland |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CRM |
| History | |
| Opened | 1847 |
Cramlington railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the town of Cramlington, Northumberland. It is 278 miles 50 chains (448.4 km) down-line from London King's Cross and is situated between Manors to the south and Morpeth to the north. Its three-letter station code is CRM.
All services are operated by Northern, which also manages the station. It was opened (along with the line) in 1847.[1]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no ticket provision - all tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train[2] There are waiting shelters on both platforms (but no other permanent buildings), along with timetable poster boards to offer train running information. Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the footbridge linking them has steps.[2]
Northumberland County Council and the local rail users group SENRUG is campaigning to relocate the station to a new site 200 metres south of its present position, in order to better serve the town's Manor Walk shopping centre, Westmorland Retail Park and main employment areas.[3][4] The proposed site would also allow for the construction of a dedicated bus-rail interchange, a larger car park and serve several residential estates to the west built in the 1960s and 1970s.
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 May 1926, during the General Strike, an express passenger train was deliberately derailed south of the station.[5][6]
Services
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.[7]
References
- ^ Cramlington railway station Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 6 February 2017
- ^ a b Cramlington station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 6 February 2017
- ^ "New Cramlington railway station could boost local economy" Northumberland County Council press release 27 September 2016; Retrieved 6 February 2017
- ^ "Move Cramlington Station" South East Northumberland Rail Users Group; Retrieved 6 February 2017
- ^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 44. ISBN 0 906899 07 9.
- ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
- ^ GB eNRT December 2016 Edition, Table 48 (Network Rail)
External links
- Train times and station information for Cramlington railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail |
55°05′17″N 1°35′56″W / 55.088°N 1.599°W
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