Newburn railway station
Newburn | |
|---|---|
 The site of Newburn station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne England |
| Coordinates | 54°58′52″N 1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W |
| Grid reference | NZ165652 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Rail North Eastern Region |
| Key dates | |
| 1875 | opened |
| 1958 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1965 | Station closed to goods traffic |
Newburn station was a railway station serving the village of Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne. The station was situated at the bottom of Station Road, near Newburn Bridge, and was on the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway, a branch line of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 12 July 1875. The station ceased to receive passenger trains on 15 September 1958[1] and was then closed to goods trains on 26 April 1965.[2] The station was then largely demolished, but the tracks were kept intact until the early 1990s, for coal traffic to be delivered to Stella North power station. The platforms and trackbed have now all been removed and made into part of a footpath.
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 313. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Newburn Station". northumbrian-railways.co.uk. Northumbrian Railways. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Lemington Line and station closed |
Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Tyne Valley Line |
Heddon on the Wall Line and station closed | ||
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