Prudhoe railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Prudhoe


manager = Northern Rail
code = PRU
locale = Prudhoe
borough = Tynedale
lowusage0405 = 143,803
lowusage0506 = 149,146
lowusage0607 = 142,670
platforms = 2

Prudhoe railway station serves the town of Prudhoe in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line 19 km (12 miles) west of Newcastle towards Carlisle, and is managed by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

It was first opened on 10th March 1835 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company. It was never a junction although extensive industrial connections on either side of the station once existed.

Manual semaphore signalling complete with a block post at Prudhoe Signalbox beside the station and level crossing continues to operate. The half barrier level crossing is signalman worked and because of the adjacent single track Ovingham Bridge over the River Tyneand the frequent train services, there are often long road queues. Until 1915 and by 1859, there was another station less than a mile west, known as "Mickley"."

On the 21st May 2007 a new public transport interchange was opened. This provides direct connections to bus and train services and a car park. On the same date a much improved train service started with most passenger trains on the line booked to call there. Arriva bus company in Northumbria operate connecting bus services.

On 7th July 2007 saw a special excursion train call at Prudhoe. The first in many years to stop there. Northern Rail operated a Saltburn to Whitehaven Coast to Coast special train using the Settle-Carlisle Railway liveried Class 156 DMU. Many other special trains using the Tyne Valley Line run through non-stop.

ervices

Monday to Saturdays daytimes there is generally a half-hourly service eastbound to Newcastle and westbound to Hexham with an hourly service onwards to Carlisle. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to both Newcastle and Carlisle.

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