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Ashington railway station
Former railway station in Northumberland, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashington is a railway station on the Northumberland Line, which is due to reopen in the summer of 2024.[1] Trains will run between Newcastle and Ashington. The station will serve the town of Ashington in Northumberland, England.
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Ashington | |||||
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![]() Ashington Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Ashington, Northumberland England | ||||
Coordinates | 55°10′55″N 1°34′23″W | ||||
Owned by | National Rail (on reopening) | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains (on reopening) | ||||
Platforms | 1[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Blyth and Tyne Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | |||||
Key dates | |||||
1 March 1872 | Opened as Hirst (for Ashington) | ||||
1 October 1889 | Renamed Ashington | ||||
2 November 1964 | Closed | ||||
Autumn 2022 | Construction work begins | ||||
Summer 2024 | Proposed reopening | ||||
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