Alnwick branch line

Alnwick Branch Line
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland, North East England
History
Opened1850
SuccessorNorth Eastern Railway
Closed1968
Technical
Line length2+34 miles (4.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Alnwick
Bridge Street
road overbridge
A1068
Railway overbridge
(demolished)
A1
Alnwick Bypass
disrupts railway formation
Alnwick Lionheart
Bridge 6
farm access crossing
Cawledge Viaduct
over Cawledge Burn
Greenrigg Halt
Edenhill Bridge
road overbridge
Alnmouth
East Coast Main Line

The Alnwick branch line is a partly closed railway line in Northumberland, northern England. A heritage railway currently operates along one 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+34 miles (4.4 km).