Woodhorn railway station

Woodhorn National Rail
Location
Place Woodhorn
Local authority Northumberland
Operations
Managed by Northern (assumed)
Owned by Network Rail (assumed)
Number of platforms 1
History
2021 Proposed opening
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Woodhorn is a proposed railway station on the Ashington, Blyth & Tyne Railway which closed to passenger traffic in 1964. It has been proposed that the newly reopened line could terminate at a new station, close to the Woodhorn Colliery Museum and Northumberland Archives, rather than at Ashington, the previous station.[1][2][3][4]

Development

Northumberland County Council is currently developing plans aimed at restoring passenger services along the remaining freight-only section of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway between Benton Junction and Woodhorn. In June 2013 NCC announced that they had commissioned Network Rail to complete a GRIP 1 study to examine the best options for the scheme.[5] The GRIP 1 study was received by NCC in March 2014 and in June 2015 they initiated a more detailed GRIP 2 Feasibility Study at a cost of £850,000.[6]

The GRIP 2 study, which NCC received in October 2016, confirmed that the reintroduction of a frequent seven-day a week passenger service between Newcastle and Ashington was feasible and could provide economic benefits of £70 million with more than 380,000 people using the line each year by 2034.[7] The study suggested a new station should be built as a terminus of the newly reopened line.[8] If funding for the £191 million[7] scheme can be raised, it has been suggested that detailed design work could begin in October 2018 with construction commencing four months later and the first passenger services introduced in 2021.[7]

After receiving the GRIP 2 study, NCC announced that they were preceding with a GRIP 3 Study from Network Rail.[9]

References

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  5. ↑ "The Journal: Ashington Blyth and Tyne rail line restoration scheme gets green light". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "New Post Leader: Plans for rail line reach milestone". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Chronicle Live: Reopening of Newcastle to Ashington rail link moves one step closer". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ashington Blyth & Tyne GRIP 2 Study" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "SENRUG - South East Northumberland Rail User Group: Re-open Ashington Blyth & Tyne Line". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
  Proposed service  
Terminus   Northern
Ashington, Blyth and Tyne line		   Ashington

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