Alnwick branch line

Alnwick Branch Line
Overview
Locale	Northumberland, North East England
History
Opened	1850
Successor	North Eastern Railway
Closed	1968
Technical
Line length	2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend Cornhill Branch Alnwick Bridge Street road overbridge  A1068  Railway overbridge (demolished)  A1  Alnwick Bypass disrupts railway formation Alnwick Lionheart Aln Valley Railway Bridge 6 farm access crossing Cawledge Viaduct over Cawledge Burn Greenrigg Halt [1] Edenhill Bridge road overbridge Alnmouth East Coast Main Line This diagram: view talk edit

The Alnwick branch line is a partly closed railway line in Northumberland, northern England. A heritage railway currently operates a mile of the line, which originally ran from Alnmouth railway station, on the East Coast Main Line, to the town of Alnwick, a distance of 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km).

It opened on 5 August 1850 to both freight and passenger traffic. Passenger operations included direct Newcastle to Alnwick services, as well as regular shuttle runs between Alnmouth and Alnwick. As late as 1966, some of the Alnmouth to Alnwick shuttles were still operated by steam locomotives.