Akeld railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Akeld


caption =
line = North Eastern Railway
locale = North East England
borough = Northumberland
manager =
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
platforms =
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 3 September 1887
events = Station opens
years1 = 22 September 1930
events1 = Station closes

Akeld was a railway station serving Akeld in the English county of Northumberland. It was on the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed station seven years later.

The site today

The station building is substantially intact and having undergone restoration is let to holidaymakers.

References

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* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/akeld/index.shtml Sub Brit Page]
* [http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=akeld Northumbrian Railways]

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