Hexham railway station

Infobox UK station


name = Hexham
manager = Northern Rail
locale = Hexham
borough = Tynedale
code = HEX
platforms = 2
usage0405 = 0.339
usage0506 = 0.358
usage0607 = 0.351

Hexham railway station serves the town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, and is managed by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

When one enters the station, one steps immediately onto platform two. Platform one is the far platform, over the footbridge.

The station features two waiting rooms, one on each platform. Platform two's waiting room has a fireplace made of black marble, which includes many fossilised orthoceras cephalopods, dated to approximately 400 million years oldFact|date=July 2007. Platform two also has a ticket machine, and a brand new shop, accessed from the platform, that sells rail paraphernalia. Newly installed ticker-screens show the estimated arrival times of the next few trains.

The station has toilets located on platform two, and a bar/restaurant called The Green Room. Access to The Green Room is from outside the station. The station forms part of Hexham Transport Interchange. There is also an internet phone box, a bus stop, and a small taxi rank outside which is serviced by several local taxi companies, the largest of these being [http://www.advancedtaxis.com Advanced Taxis] . A pay-and-display car park is available. There is a staffed ticket office on platform two (not 24 hours). The lovely floral displays have won several awards from the Britain in Bloom scheme.Fact|date=August 2007

Dating from around 1838, Hexham station is one of the oldest purpose-built railway stations in the world.Fact|date=July 2007

ervices

The station has an hourly service on weekdays to Carlisle and two trains per hour to Newcastle - one fast service (from Carlisle) calling at Prudhoe and the MetroCentre only and one serving most local stations that starts/terminates here. Many of the stopping trains continue on via the Durham Coast Line to Sunderland and Middlesbrough. There are also a limited number of through trains beyond Carlisle to Glasgow and Stranraer.

Evenings and Sundays see an hourly service in each direction.

External links

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Haydon Bridge|route=Northern Rail
Tyne Valley Line|col=8b00ff
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[http://www.taxihexham.com Taxis at the station] [http://217.23.229.206/jpclient.exe?b=Hexham+(rail+station)&SubmitQuery Buses from the station]