Bardon Mill is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated east of Carlisle, serves the village of

Bardon Mill Bardon Mill is a small village in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around from Hexham, from Carlisle, and from Newcastle upon Tyne. Nearby landmarks include Allen Banks & Staward Gorge, Sycamo ...

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, England. It is owned by

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and managed by

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History

The

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway (N&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west coast. The railway began operating mineral trains in 1834 between ...

was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The station was opened in June 1838, following the opening of the line between Greenhead and

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. In 1967, the station became an unstaffed halt, along with most of the other stations on the line that escaped the

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. The former station house and waiting room remain as a private residence. There is an operational (though usually unmanned)

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at Bardon Mill, which was constructed in the 1870s by the North Eastern Railway. It is

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, recognised as one of the earliest surviving NER Type N1 signal boxes. In April 2019, the platforms at the station were extended ahead of the introduction of upgraded rolling stock, as part of the Great North Rail project.

Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have a ticket machine (which accepts card or

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only), seating, waiting shelter, next train audio and visual displays and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms, which are linked by barrow crossing. There is a small car park and cycle storage at the station. Bardon Mill is part of the Northern Trains

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network, meaning that a valid ticket or promise to pay notice is required prior to boarding the train.

Services

As of the December 2021 timetable change, there are twelve trains per day (nine on Sunday) heading west towards

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

. Heading east towards

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via , there are thirteen trains per day (twelve on Saturday and eight on Sunday). Most trains extend to or via . All services are operated by

. Rolling stock used: Class 156 ''Super Sprinter'' and Class 158 ''Express Sprinter''

References

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* {{Railway stations served by Northern Trains Railway stations in Northumberland DfT Category F2 stations Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Northern franchise railway stations 1838 establishments in England