Wetheral

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Wetheral (1836-1967)
Wetheral (1981-)

Station code: WRL National Rail
Where: North West England, England
Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Description

This is a two platform station with a fine footbridge and timber waiting shelter on the eastbound platform. It is immediately west of Wetheral Viaduct which crosses the River Eden. A modern, but traditionally styled, brick and timber shelter is on the westbound platform. A stone built railway building, now a house, with a glazed canopy is at the east end of the eastbound platform. Platforms are staggered.

A third platform face was added at the west end of the westbound platform, reached by reversal. This no longer exists.

The signal box was located at the top of the bank on the south side of the station, this viewpoint gave it a view over the tightly curved station.

Over the Wetheral Viaduct was a goods yard at Corby Gates Signal Box.

Local

Visit Cumbria - Wetheral station

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External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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Chronology Dates

  /01/1967Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Wetheral and Heads Nook closed.
05/10/1981Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Wetheral re-opened.

News items

24/03/2023Memories of the re-opening of the Wetheral station [News and Star]
07/10/2021Wetheral Station re-opening after community fought for 12 years [News and Star]

Books


A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: A Mature Art v. 2

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Pioneers v. 1

A History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 1824 - 1870: The First Line Across Britain

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North-east v. 4 (A regional history of the railways of Great Britain)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)

Newcastle (Rail Centres)

Newcastle to Hexham: Including the Allendale Branch (Eastern Main Lines)

North Eastern Railway: Historical Maps

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's: Newcastle to Reedsmouth No. 68, pt. 1