Tyne Valley line

Tyne Valley Line
A Northern Rail Class 142 Pacer passes the signal box at Hexham Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear
Termini	Newcastle Carlisle
Connecting lines	Cumbrian Coast Line Durham Coast Line East Coast Main Line Glasgow South Western Line Settle and Carlisle Line West Coast Main Line
Former connections	Border Counties Railway (1858–1963) Derwent Valley Railway (1867–1963) Haltwhistle and Alston Railway (1852–1976) Hexham and Allendale Railway (1867–1950)
Stations	16
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Northern Trains
Depot(s)	Heaton
Rolling stock	Class 156 Super Sprinter Class 158 Express Sprinter
History
Commenced	1834
Completed	1838
Technical
Line length	58 miles (93 km)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Loading gauge	W7[2]
Operating speed	60–65 mph (97–105 km/h)
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Legend
Year closed River Tyne Year closed East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh High Level Bridge Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough Newcastle Central Forth Goods Forth Banks Junction Forth Banks Siding King Edward VII Bridge 1967 Elswick Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough 1944 Scotswood Works Halt East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross 1967 Scotswood Dunston Scotswood Junction Dunston Power Station 1981 1982 Scotswood Bridge MetroCentre 1958 Lemington 1991 Stella North Power Station Derwent Valley Railway to Consett 1963 1958 Newburn Blaydon 1958 Heddon on the Wall Stella South Power Station 1991 1968 North Wylam Ryton 1954 Wylam Bridge over River Tyne Wylam West Wylam Junction Prudhoe Mickley 1915 Stocksfield Riding Mill 1962 Farnley Scar Tunnel Route avoiding Farnley Scar Tunnel Corbridge Hexham 1958 Border Counties Railway Hexham and Allendale Railway 1950 Warden Railway Bridge over South Tyne Warden 1839 Fourstones 1967 Allerwash 1839 Haydon Bridge Bardon Mill Alston Line 1976 Haltwhistle Greenhead 1967 Gilsland 1967 Low Row 1959 Brampton Railway 1953 Naworth 1952 Brampton 1923 Brampton Town Brampton Fell 1850s How Mill 1959 Heads Nook 1967 Corby Bridge over River Eden Wetheral Scotby 1959 Settle to Carlisle Line to Leeds Petteril Bridge Junction West Coast Main Line to London Euston 1863 Carlisle London Road Cumbrian Coast Line to Workington London Road Junction Upperby Junction & Currock Junction Bog Junction (under bridge) Citadel South Junctions Forks Junction Carlisle Rome Street Junction Caldew Junctions Port Carlisle Branch Junction Port Carlisle Junction Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway 1964 1969 Border Union Railway to Galashiels West Coast Main Line to Edinburgh & Glasgow & Glasgow South Western Line to Glasgow

The Tyne Valley Line is a 58-mile (93 km) route, linking Newcastle upon Tyne with Hexham and Carlisle, England. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Five stations and two viaducts on the route are listed structures.

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages between 1834 and 1838.