Alston railway station
Alston is a heritage railway station on the South Tynedale Railway. The station, situated 13 miles south of Haltwhistle, is in the market town of Alston, in Cumbria, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: station in Alston, Cumbria England, UK (1852-1976 & 1983-) on the South Tynedale Railway
- Also known as: “Alston Station”
- Address: Station Road, CA9 3JB
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alston Town Hall and Quaker Meeting House.
Alston Town Hall
Town hall
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Alston Town Hall is a municipal building in Front Street, Alston, Cumbria, England. The town hall, which is currently used as a public library, is a Grade II listed building. Alston Town Hall is situated 880 feet south of Alston railway station.
Quaker Meeting House
Church
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Quaker Meeting House is a church, which is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Alston railway station.
The Angel Inn
Pub
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The Angel Inn is a pub, which is situated 790 feet southeast of Alston railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alston and Bayles.
Alston
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Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.
Bayles
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayles is a hamlet near Alston in Cumbria, England.
Ayle
Hamlet
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Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet. Ayle is situated 1½ miles north of Alston railway station.
Alston railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8146° or 54° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.44201° or 2° 26′ 31″ westElevation
883 feet (269 metres)Operator
South Tynedale RailwayOpen location code
9C6VRH75+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1763508053OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
7671141Wikidata ID
Q4735872
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Alston railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Alston”
- French: “Alston”
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