Tyne Valley Line

One of the world’s first cross-country railways (1838), shadowing Hadrian’s Wall from the Tyne to the Solway — the Roman frontier out the window.

Stations

1. 0 kmNewcastle
2. 4 kmDunston
3. 6 kmMetro Centre
4. 9 kmBlaydon
5. 16 kmWylam
6. 19 kmPrudhoe
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 23 kmStocksfield
   2. 27 kmRiding Mill
   3. 31 kmCorbridge
   4. 36 kmHexham
   5. 48 kmHaydon Bridge
8. 54 kmBardon Mill
9. 62 kmHaltwhistle
10. 81 kmBrampton
11. 92 kmWetheral
12. 99 kmCarlisle

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6485338 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Tyne Valley Line?

The Tyne Valley Line runs 98 km from Newcastle to Carlisle.

How long does the Tyne Valley Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 25 min for the 98 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Tyne Valley Line?

Northern.

How old is the Tyne Valley Line?

The line has been in service since 1838. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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