Alston railway station

Location
	Alston Location in Eden, Cumbria Alston Location in Cumbria, England

Alston
Alston
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Alston, Eden; England
Coordinates	54°48′54″N 2°26′31″W / 54.815°N 2.442°W
Grid reference	NY716467
Owned by	South Tynedale Railway
Managed by	South Tynedale Railway
Platforms	1 (1852–2017); 2 (2017–);
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (Eastern Region);
Key dates
21 May 1852	Opened
3 May 1976	Closed
30 July 1983	Reopened as part of the South Tynedale Railway
Location
Location
	Alston Location in Eden, Cumbria Alston Location in Cumbria, England

Alston is a heritage railway station on the South Tynedale Railway. The station, situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Haltwhistle, is in the market town of Alston, Eden in Cumbria, England.

It was originally on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. It was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 21 May 1852, closing on 3 May 1976.^[1] Following a seven-year closure, the station reopened in July 1983, as part of the South Tynedale Railway.

^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 10 & 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

[quick-1] Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 10 & 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

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