via , with additional trains at peak times. Most trains extend to or via . All services are operated by Northern Trains. Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter Alston Line The station was formerly the terminus of the Alston branch line, which ran for from Haltwhistle to the town of Alston in Cumbria. Originally built to access the mines around Alston, the line never fulfilled its economic potential. It was originally marked for closure in the 1960s, under the Beeching plan, however the lack of an all-weather road kept it open. Following improvements to the road network in the 1970s, the station, along with the line, was closed on 3 May 1976 by the British Railways Board. The track was lifted the following year, after a preservation attempt by the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society proved to be unsuccessful. The society did eventually succeed in buying part of the line, with the South Tynedale Railway narrow-gauge heritage railway opening on 30 July 1983. The path of the branch line follows the Pennine Way for some of its route, and was mentioned by Alfred Wainwright in his Pennine Way Companion. References External links Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Northumberland DfT Category F1 stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Northern franchise railway stations Haltwhistle