Prudhoe railway station
Prudhoe 
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| Location | |
| Place | Prudhoe |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Grid reference | NZ087634 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PRU |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.152 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.147 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.149 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.159 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.154 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Prudhoe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Prudhoe railway station /ˈprʌdə/ is a railway station which serves the town of Prudhoe in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line 12 miles (19 km) west of Newcastle towards Carlisle, and is managed by Northern who provide most passenger train services.
It was first opened on 10 March 1835 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company. It was never a junction although extensive industrial connections on either side of the station once existed. The station buildings on the eastbound platform were rebuilt in 1884 in the "twin pavilion" style by the NER, but demolished in 1973 by British Rail after the station became unstaffed. It ceased handling goods traffic in 1965.
Manual semaphore signalling complete with a block post at Prudhoe Signalbox beside the station and level crossing continues to operate. The full barrier level crossing is signalman worked and because of the adjacent single track Ovingham Bridge over the River Tyne and the frequent train services, there are often long road queues. From 1859 until 1915 there was another station less than a mile west, known as "Mickley".
On 21 May 2007 a new public transport interchange was opened. This provides direct connections to bus and train services and a car park. On the same date a much improved train service started with most passenger trains on the line booked to call there. Go North East provide connecting bus services.
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