Riverside Branch
A 10 km (6 mi) loop via Walker known as the Riverside Branch was added in 1879. Services were withdrawn from the branch on 23 July 1973. The Riverside Branch has now been converted into a footpath and cycle-path known as Hadrian's Way - it forms part of both the C2C cycle route (National Cycle Network route 72) and the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.
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