 morpeth railway station is a railway station on the east coast main line in northumberland, northern england, serving the town of morpeth. == history == the station was opened by the newcastle and berwick railway on 1 march 1847. it was designed by benjamin green, in the scottish baronial style and retains its original station buildings. a severe ninety degree curve in the line of the railway immediately to the south of the station has been the site of four serious rail accidents, two of them fatal. == blyth and tyne railway == another station was opened by the blyth and tyne railway on 1 april 1858 and closed 24 may 1880. this was a terminus station that was also used by north british railway trains from the west from scots gap from the opening of their line in 1862 until 1872.disused stations - morpeth b & t www.disused-stations.org.uk; retrieved 2013-12-04 the b&t line to bedlington lost its passenger trains in april 1950 (although occasional summer services between scotland and the north eastern coastal resorts continued operating over it until the 1960s), but it remains in use for freight and may have its passenger trains restored in the future (as an extension of the current local stopping service) - the south east northumberland rail user group is currently campaigning for this.{{cite web|url=http://www.senrug.co.uk/campaigns/8/re-open-ashington-blyth-tyne-line-to-passengers |title=re-open ashington blyth t
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