Lintley Halt railway station
Station in Northumberland on the South Tynedale Railway
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Lintley Halt is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station is located about 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) from the village of Slaggyford in Northumberland.
England
Lintley Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Slaggyford, Northumberland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54.85229°N 2.48608°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY68895093 | ||||
| System | Station on heritage railway | ||||
| Owned by | South Tynedale Railway | ||||
| Managed by | South Tynedale Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | South Tynedale Railway | ||||
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| 1 April 2012 | Opened | ||||
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History
The station opened in April 2012, as part of the South Tynedale Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Cumbria and Northumberland. It was officially opened by Lord Inglewood in May 2012.[1][2]
The station is located on the alignment of the former Alston Line, which ran from Haltwhistle to Alston, until the line's closure by the British Railways Board in May 1976.[3] However, unlike stations at Alston and Slaggyford, Lintley Halt was not part of the original line, instead being purpose-built for the heritage railway.
The South Tynedale Railway was extended from Lintley Halt to Slaggyford in June 2018, reopening the station following a 42-year closure.[4]
It is the eventual aim of the South Tynedale Railway for the narrow-gauge railway to serve the length of the former Alston Line, restoring the rail link between Haltwhistle and Alston.[5]
