Akeld railway station

Akeld
General information
Location	Northumberland
Owned by	London and North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 September 1887	Station opens
22 September 1930	Station closes

Akeld was a railway station serving Akeld in the English county of Northumberland. It was on the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed station seven years later.

The site today

The station building is substantially intact and having undergone restoration is let to holidaymakers.

References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 1 85260 508 1

• A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 0 906899 99 0

• Sub Brit Page [1]

• Northumbrian Railways [2]

Service

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wooler		London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Railway		Kirknewton