Cramlington railway station
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Cramlington railway station is a small railway station serving the town of Cramlington
in Northumberland
, England
. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line
and has hourly local services to Morpeth & Newcastle and at peak times, services to Chathill
in the north and Hexham further south. There is also a late night service to Middlesbrough via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Rail
, who also manage the station.
Cramlington
Cramlington is a town and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, North East England, situated north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town's name suggests a probable founding by the Danes or an Anglo-Saxon origin, the word "ton" meaning town. The population was estimated as 39,000 in...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
and has hourly local services to Morpeth & Newcastle and at peak times, services to Chathill
Chathill
Chathill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is about north of Alnwick and inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Chathill railway station.It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast.- Governance :...
in the north and Hexham further south. There is also a late night service to Middlesbrough via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
, who also manage the station.