Bardon Mill railway station

Bardon Mill railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line 28 miles (45 km) east of Carlisle.

Bardon Mill
Location
Place	Bardon Mill
Local authority	Northumberland
Coordinates	54.974°N 2.346°W / 54.974; -2.346
Grid reference	NY778645
Operations
Station code	BLL
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	9,328
2015/16	9,880
2016/17	11,284
2017/18	10,482
2018/19	9,394
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
18 June 1838	Station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bardon Mill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Northern Trains Route 4: Tyne Valley Line
West Coast Main Line to Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow South Western Line to Glasgow Carlisle Cumbrian Coast Line to Barrow-in-Furness & West Coast Main Line to London Euston Settle to Carlisle Line Wetheral Brampton Haltwhistle Bardon Mill Haydon Bridge Hexham Corbridge Riding Mill Stocksfield Prudhoe Wylam Blaydon MetroCentre Dunston East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross Newcastle East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough

The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

History

Bardon Mill railway station in 1962

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages.[1] The section of that line between Haydon Bridge and Greenhead was opened on 18 June 1838,[2] and Bardon Mill, which opened the same day,[3] was one of the intermediate stations on that stretch.[4] It was reduced to unstaffed status in 1967, along with most of the other stations on the line that escaped the Beeching Axe, but the former station house and waiting room still stand (though now in private ownership). There is also an operational signal box here, though it is normally unmanned and 'switched out'.

Facilities

The station has no ticket facilities (though Northern is planning to install a ticket machine and CIS displays as part of a wider programme of station improvements), so all ticket must be bought prior to travel or on the train. There are basic waiting shelters on each side, along with a public telephone on platform 2; train running information is also available via timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the westbound one requires the use of a barrow crossing.[5]

Services

There is a basic two-hourly service to both Carlisle and Newcastle on weekdays (with one or two extras at peak times) and Saturdays. On Sundays, a similar service frequency operates, with many trains continuing along the Durham Coast Line.[6]

References

1. James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 22. ISBN 0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 36. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 27, section B2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. Bardon Mill station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 27 January 2017
6. GB eNRT May 2019 Edition, Table 48 (Network Rail)

External links

• Train times and station information for Bardon Mill railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Haydon Bridge		Northern Tyne Valley Line		Haltwhistle