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{{short description|Railway station in Northumberland, England}}
{{use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Widdrington
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = 156444 pauses in Widdrington Station.jpg
| address = 
| borough = [[Widdrington Station and Stobswood|Widdrington Station]], [[Northumberland]]
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|55.2411444|-1.6162192|format=dms|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = United Kingdom Northumberland
| map_caption = Location in [[Northumberland]], England
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ244941|25|NZ244941}}
| owned = [[Network Rail]]
| manager = [[Northern Trains]]
| platforms = 2
| code = WDD
| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
| original = [[Newcastle and Berwick Railway]]
| pregroup = [[North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)|North Eastern Railway]]
| postgroup = {{plainlist|
* [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
* [[North Eastern Region of British Railways|British Rail (North Eastern Region)]]
}}
| years = 1 July 1847
| events = Opened
| mpassengers = 
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 3,636}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 696}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 2,038}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 2,492}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{decrease}} 2,270}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
'''Widdrington''' is a railway station on the [[East Coast Main Line]], which runs between {{rws|London King's Cross}} and {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}. The station, situated {{convert|23|mi|20|chain|mi km|abbr=out|sigfig=3}} north of Newcastle, serves the villages of [[Widdrington Station and Stobswood|Stobswood]] and [[Widdrington Station and Stobswood|Widdrington Station]] in [[Northumberland]], England. It is owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[Northern Trains]].

==History==
The station was opened by the [[Newcastle and Berwick Railway]] on 1 July 1847.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Quick|first=Michael E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612226077|title=Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|year=2009|isbn=978-0-901461-57-5|edition=4th|location=Oxford|pages=457|oclc=612226077}}</ref>

An average of 3 or 4 stopping services each way per day ran between [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] via [[Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station|Berwick-upon-Tweed]] until the late 1980s. Following the electrification of the East Coast Main Line, these services were curtailed at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Services were further reduced to their current level by [[British Rail]] in May 1991, due to a shortage of rolling stock.<ref>BR National Rail Timetable May 1991 Edition, Table 47</ref>

The local rail user group, [https://www.senrug.co.uk/ SENRUG], has been campaigning to improve service levels at the station, and at neighbouring [[Pegswood railway station|Pegswood]], since September 2016.

==Facilities==
The station is unstaffed and has only basic amenities, consisting of a waiting shelter and timetable poster boards on both platforms, along with a public telephone on the southbound platform. Tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. The old station buildings survive, but are now privately occupied. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the [[level crossing]] at the north end of the station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Station facilities for Widdrington|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WDD/details.html|access-date=2021-06-20|website=[[National Rail]]}}</ref>

==Services==
===Northern Trains===
{{Northern (train operating company) route 1}}
As of the December 2021 timetable change, the station is served by one train per day (excluding Sunday) towards [[Chathill railway station|Chathill]], and two trains towards [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] via [[Morpeth railway station|Morpeth]]. At present, all services are operated by [[Northern Trains]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 December 2021|title=Train times: Alnmouth and Morpeth to Newcastle and Metrocentre|url=https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket2/alnmouth-and-morpeth-to-newcastle-and-metrocentre-4885-r1wewt.pdf|url-status=dead|access-date=27 November 2021|website=[[Northern Trains]]|archive-date=3 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103023441/https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket2/alnmouth-and-morpeth-to-newcastle-and-metrocentre-4885-r1wewt.pdf}}</ref>

Rolling stock used: [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156 ''Super Sprinter'']] and [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 ''Express Sprinter'']]

===TransPennine Express===
In September 2021, [[TransPennine Express]] announced that they were seeking approval to have most of the services on their new five return trains weekday semi-fast Newcastle to Edinburgh return trains call at Widdrington.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=TransPennine Express announces new rail services for Northumberland|url=https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/127479/transpennine-express-launches-new-rail-service-stations-northumberland/|access-date=3 September 2021|website=International Railway Reviews}}</ref> As the procedure required for the operator to be recognised as meeting the safety and operational requirements necessary for calling at Widdrington were ongoing at the time of the announcement, it is possible that the service will start calling at this station at some point after its planned commencement in December 2021.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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== External links ==
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|previous={{rws|Pegswood}}<br>''towards {{rws|Newcastle}} via {{rws|Morpeth}}''
|next={{rws|Acklington}}<br>''towards {{rws|Chathill}}''
|route=[[Northern Trains]]<br>[[East Coast Main Line]]
|col={{Northern colour}}}}
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{{rail line
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|next={{rws|Chevington}}
|route=[[North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)|North Eastern Railway]]<br>[[York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway]]
|col={{NER colour}}}}
{{s-note|text=Future services}}
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|route=[[TransPennine Express]]<br>[[North TransPennine]]
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{{Northumberland railway stations}}
{{Railway stations served by Northern Trains}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Northumberland]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in England]]

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