Backworth railway station (1847–1965)

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Backworth
Site of Holywell Station (geograph 4395348).jpg
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Other namesHolywell (goods)
Location Backworth, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates 55°02′39″N1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W / 55.044047; -1.523210 Coordinates: 55°02′39″N1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W / 55.044047; -1.523210
Grid reference NZ305723
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBlyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway
Pre-grouping
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1847 (1847-10-01)Opened as Holywell
1860Passenger station renamed Backworth
27 June 1864Closed to passengers
7 June 1965 (1965-06-07)Closed completely

Backworth railway station served the village of Backworth and nearby hamlet of Holywell in what is now the Borough of North Tyneside, North East England. Located on what is now known as the Northumberland Line, its life as a passenger station was fairly short, it having only been open between 1847 and 1860, but it survived as a goods station until 1965 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

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History

The station was opened as Holywell on 1 October 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway on the north side of the level crossing over Church Road, Backworth. From 1860, the passenger station was renamed Backworth, but goods station continued to be referred to using the original name. Only a few years after the name change, on 27 June 1864 the passenger station was closed [1] to be replaced by Backworth station (initially named Hotspur) on the company's new branch to Newcastle New Bridge Street. The was, however, retained as a goods station for many years and, in 1904, was recorded as having handled livestock and general goods. The station was finally closed to all traffic on 7 June 1965, although the line through it remains open. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 60. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Backworth (1st site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Prospect Hill
Line and station closed
  Blyth and Tyne Railway
Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway
  Seghill
Line open; station closed