Coanwood railway station

Coanwood
General information
Location	Coanwood, Northumberland England
Coordinates	54°55′31″N 2°30′15″W / 54.9253460°N 2.5041165°W / 54.9253460; -2.5041165
Grid reference	NY678590
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Disused
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
19 July 1851	Opened as Shaft Hill or Shafthill
1 March 1885	Renamed Coanwood
3 May 1976	Closed
Location Coanwood Location in Northumberland, England

Coanwood was a railway station on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station, situated 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Haltwhistle, served the village of Coanwood in Northumberland.

Opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on 19 July 1851, the station was originally known as Shaft Hill or Shafthill. It was later renamed Coanwood on 1 March 1885 by the North Eastern Railway.^[1]