Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the
South Tynedale Railway, which runs between
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
and
Alston. The station serves the hamlet of
Kirkhaugh
Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. In 1 ...
in
Northumberland.
History
The station opened in September 1999, as part of the
South Tynedale Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
in
Cumbria and
Northumberland.
The station is located on the alignment of the former
Alston Line, which ran from
Haltwhistle to
Alston, until the line's closure by the
British Railways Board in May 1976.
However, unlike stations at
Alston and
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
, Kirkhaugh was not part of the original line, instead being purpose-built for the heritage railway.
The opening of the extension from Gilderdale to Kirkhaugh saw the closure of the station at Gilderdale, after 13 years of service.
The line was later extended from Kirkhaugh to
Lintley Halt in April 2012, and from Lintley Halt to
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
in June 2018, reopening the station following a 42-year closure.
It is the eventual aim of the South Tynedale Railway for the narrow-gauge railway to serve the length of the former Alston Line, restoring the rail link between Haltwhistle and Alston.
See also
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Kirkhaugh
Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. In 1 ...
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South Tynedale Railway
References
External links
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{{Railway stations in Northumberland
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999
1999 establishments in England
Railway stations built for UK heritage railways