Pegswood railway station

Pegswood is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station serves the village of Pegswood in Northumberland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Pegswood
Location	Pegswood, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°10′42″N 1°38′37″W
Grid reference	NZ227871
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	PEG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 January 1903	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	2,574
2016/17	1,114
2017/18	1,670
2018/19	2,364
2019/20	1,830
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1903, to serve the nearby village and colliery.[1] The line passing through the station, which was constructed by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway during the 1840s, had opened more than fifty years earlier.

The station was twice threatened with closure after nationalisation. The first attempt to close the station was made in 1958, with a further attempt made in 1966, during the Beeching cuts. The station was reprieved each time. Until 1968, the station was served by through trains running between Newcastle and Alnwick.[2]

A handful of services (on average 3–4 each way per day) ran to and from Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh Waverley until the 1980s. Following the electrification of the East Coast Main Line, these services were curtailed to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Services were further cut (and reduced in frequency to the present residual level) by British Rail in May 1991, due to a shortage of rolling stock.[3]

The local rail user group (SENRUG) has been campaigning to improve service levels at the station, and at neighbouring Widdrington, since September 2016.

Facilities

The station has two platforms with basic facilities. A waiting shelter is located on the Newcastle-bound platform. There is step-free access to both platforms, which are linked by road bridge.[4]

Pegswood is not part of the Northern Trains penalty fare network, as a ticket machine has not yet (as of January 2021) been installed at the station.[5]

Services

Route 1: East Coast Main Line
Chathill Alnmouth for Alnwick Acklington Widdrington Pegswood Morpeth Cramlington Manors Newcastle
Most services extend to/from Carlisle.

As of January 2021, the station is served by one train per day (excluding Sunday) towards Alnmouth and Chathill, and two trains per day towards Morpeth and Newcastle. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[6]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

1. Quick, Michael E. (2009). Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 335. ISBN 9780901461575. OCLC 612226077.
2. Young, Alan (18 May 2017). "A brief history of the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. BR National Rail Timetable May 1991 Edition, Table 47
4. "Pegswood Station Train Tickets, Departures and Timetables". Northern Trains. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
5. "Penalty Fares Map". Northern Trains. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
6. "Train times: Newcastle to Morpeth and Alnmouth (Temporary Timetable)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• Media related to Pegswood railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Pegswood railway station from National Rail