Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated west of Newcastle, serves the village of

Wylam Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephen ...

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, England. It is owned by

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and managed by

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History

The

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR) (formally, the ''Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle Railway'') was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west co ...

was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The station opened in March 1835, following the commencement of passenger trains between and . The station was formerly one of two serving the village, the other being North Wylam on the

Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway The Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway was a railway company that built the North Wylam branch or North Wylam loop on the former Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. The loop line opened between 1871 and 1876 and followed the former Wylam waggonw ...

, which operated between 1876 and 1968. It was situated a short distance from the station at Wylam, at the opposite end of

Wylam Bridge Wylam Bridge is a road bridge in Northumberland, England linking the residential area of North Wylam and neighbouring villages of Heddon-on-the-Wall, and Horsley with the railway station in South Wylam as well as west Gateshead, including the ...

. The station layout is unusual, in that the platforms are not opposite each other. The westbound platform is to the east of the level crossing, alongside the stationmaster's house, whilst the eastbound platform is to the west of the level crossing. The over-line, elevated signal box, once a popular design for the line is now almost unique, with the only other surviving signal box of this design located at . Constructed in 1835, the stationmaster's house is a

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building, whilst the footbridge and signal box are both

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Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have a ticket machine (which accepts card or

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only), seating, waiting shelter, next train audio and visual displays and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms, which are linked by level crossing and footbridge. There is a small

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car park and cycle storage at the station. Wylam is part of the Northern Trains

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network, meaning that a valid ticket or promise to pay notice is required prior to boarding the train.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, there is an hourly service between and (or

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

on Sunday), with additional calls at peak times. Most trains extend to or via . All services are operated by

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

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