Station usage in Northumberland

This is a list of National Rail stations in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, England, with estimated usage figures gathered from data collected by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). As of February 2023, there are 17 stations located along two lines in Northumberland, from which around 2.08 million passenger journeys were made from April 2021–March 2022.[1] Both lines (the north–south East Coast Main Line and the east–west Tyne Valley Line) run perpendicular to each other and meet at Newcastle, with some services going from one line to the other.

Within the historic county of Northumberland are two additional stations not within the ceremonial county: Newcastle and Manors, both in Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear. Newcastle had 7,040,072 journeys for '21–'22 whilst Manors had 14,420. The Tyne and Wear Metro also serves the historic county, having 19 stations within Newcastle and another 17 in North Tyneside.

Another five railway stations are under construction to be opened in December 2023 with the Northumberland Line: Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham, and Seaton Delaval. As well, in the historic county, the Northumberland Park Metro station in North Tyneside will be converted into a railway interchange.[2] Northern Trains will manage all of the new stations and be their exclusive operator.

There are also a number of heritage railway stations across the county, whose main purpose is tourism rather than transport. These are on the Aln Valley Railway, the Heatherslaw Light Railway, the South Tynedale Railway, and the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway, as well as the North Tyneside Steam Railway in North Tyneside.

Railway station usage in Northumberland Station  | Constituency  | Rank  | Managed by  | Operator(s)  | Line  | Journey(s)

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Berwick-upon-Tweed | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 1 | LNER | LNER,
CrossCountry,
TPE | ECML | 589,666 | 142,290  | 602,484  | 571,130  | 568,326  | 539,778  | 528,998
Morpeth | Wansbeck | 2 | Northern | Northern,
CrossCountry,
LNER,
Lumo,
TPE | ECML | 402,772 | 82,468  | 506,574  | 474,998  | 418,410  | 382,280  | 357,154
Hexham | Hexham | 3 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 286,802 | 80,300  | 372,090  | 342,808  | 345,784  | 344,264  | 331,866
Alnmouth | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 4 | Northern | Northern (infrequent),
CrossCountry,
LNER,
TPE | ECML | 285,882 | 61,222  | 344,862  | 344,602  | 339,814  | 312,452  | 294,042
Prudhoe | Hexham | 5 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 114,066 | 32,754  | 159,668  | 140,394  | 147,230  | 155,336  | 154,218
Cramlington | Blyth Valley | 6 | Northern | Northern | ECML | 111,440 | 21,308  | 136,534  | 107,800  | 98,928  | 94,544  | 92,316
Wylam | Hexham | 7 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 75,666 | 22,616  | 107,854  | 97,642  | 104,306  | 107,964  | 105,572
Haltwhistle | Hexham | 8 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 68,360 | 21,922  | 81,244  | 70,458  | 69,966  | 71,738  | 69,618
Corbridge | Hexham | 9 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 46,692 | 10,364  | 62,552  | 54,384  | 54,170  | 53,972  | 52,676
Haydon Bridge | Hexham | 10 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 35,834 | 13,608  | 46,438  | 37,504  | 30,554  | 32,802  | 31,976
Stocksfield | Hexham | 11 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 33,298 | 9,508  | 59,352  | 59,380  | 56,676  | 59,770  | 53,654
Riding Mill | Hexham | 12 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 19,582 | 6,316  | 32,532  | 26,688  | 25,434  | 28,376  | 27,986
Bardon Mill | Hexham | 13 | Northern | Northern | Tyne Valley | 7,490 | 2,228  | 10,306  | 9,394  | 10,482  | 11,284  | 9,880
Widdrington | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 14 | Northern | Northern (infrequent)  | ECML | 2,038 | 696  | 3,636  | 4,180  | 3,574  | 3,346  | 3,408
Pegswood | Wansbeck | 15 | Northern | Northern (infrequent)  | ECML | 1,560 | 472  | 1,830  | 2,364  | 1,670  | 1,114  | 2,574
Chathill | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 16 | Northern | Northern (infrequent)  | ECML | 1,492 | 892  | 2,840  | 2,546  | 2,162  | 2,768  | 2,574
Acklington | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 17 | Northern | Northern (infrequent)  | ECML | 324 | 66  | 246  | 320  | 372  | 204  | 296

## References

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1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. ^ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2022). "Northumberland Line rail plans on track for 2023 opening after major approval". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

## See also

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* List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain
* Station usage in Tyne and Wear

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Railway stations in Northumberland

| East Coast Main Line|

* London King's Cross → Cramlington
* Morpeth
* Pegswood
* Widdrington
* Acklington
* Alnmouth
* Chathill
* Berwick-upon-Tweed → Edinburgh Waverley

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Northumberland Line|

* Newcastle → Seaton Delaval
* Newsham
* Ashington

Tyne Valley Line|

* Newcastle → Wylam
* Prudhoe
* Stocksfield
* Riding Mill
* Corbridge
* Hexham
* Haydon Bridge
* Bardon Mill
* Haltwhistle → Carlisle

Heritage railways

Aln Valley Railway|

* Alnwick Lionheart

South Tynedale Railway|

* Alston → Kirkhaugh
* Lintley Halt
* Slaggyford

* Station usage in Northumberland

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