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Location notes
A quiet wayside station on the Newcastle - Carlisle line, with signalbox, wheel-worked level crossing gates and semaphores.
Railway type and traffic
Hourly passenger service (usually class 156s), although not all stop at Haydon Bridge.
Some freight (including at weekends) and the line is also a diversionary route from the ECML and sees East Coast HSTs every so often.
Some freight (including at weekends) and the line is also a diversionary route from the ECML and sees East Coast HSTs every so often.
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Environment
A small village. Safe by day - not been there at night but I would imagine it to be very quiet.
Road directions
The station is on the B6319 (signposted Chollerford) off the A69 Newcastle - Carlisle road in Haydon Bridge village; turn right if coming from Newcastle and left from Carlisle.
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Haydon Bridge Station map co-ordinates
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Haydon Bridge Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Free car parking at the station.
Public transport
The station is served by trains on the Newcastle - Carlisle line but there are long gaps in the service at this station; otherwise bus 685 (jointly operated by Arriva and Stagecoach) runs hourly between the two cities and stops in the village, a few minutes' walk from the station.
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Amenities
None at the station but there are some facilities and a pub, not visited, in the village.
Accommodation
This is Hadrian's Wall country and there are lots of small hotels and Bed and Breakfasts in the area, catering mainly for walkers. The local tourist board will be able to help. There are also hotels in Hexham, otherwise it is Newcastle or Carlisle.
Sun Compass
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Haydon Bridge Station
Streetmap links
Haydon Bridge Station general view map
Haydon Bridge Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Haydon Bridge Station
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Haydon Bridge Station
Googly map
Haydon Bridge Station general view map
Haydon Bridge Station close up map
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Haydon Bridge Station
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Photographic notes
The line runs north-east to south west at this point, so shots are possible from the down platform until about 1500, although up trains can be very backlit by then. Shots are also possible of down trains from the up platform, but the signal box obscures views of up trains. There is lots of scope for using zoom lenses. The area is very quiet, so videoing should be no problem and there is plenty of warning of approaching trains as the level crossing gates will close.
Note that there is no footbridge at this station, so be careful not to get trapped the wrong side of the crossing.
Note that there is no footbridge at this station, so be careful not to get trapped the wrong side of the crossing.
General views - All photographs © Richard Allen unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Standard lens shot.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Zoom lens shot
Fig 3 - Looking east
Zoom lens shot
Fig 4 - Looking east
Standard lens shot
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
