Carville railway station

Carville
Carville
	The site of the station in 2014
General information
Location	Wallsend, North Tyneside ; England
Coordinates	54°59′22″N1°31′39″W / 54.9895°N 1.5276°W
Grid reference	NZ296642
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1891	Opened
11 July 1966	Closed to freight
23 July 1973	Closed to passengers

Last updated August 29, 2024

Carville was a railway station on the Riverside Branch, which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station served Wallsend in North Tyneside.

History

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. lxxvi) received royal assent on 21 June 1836, with the line opening between Carliol Square and North Shields on 18 June 1839.^[2] It ran along the north bank of the River Tyne, although due to the meandering course of the river, it ran some distance from the shoreline at the eastern end.

The branch line, which was designed to more closely follow the shoreline of the Tyne, serving the rapidly developing industries and communities, was authorised in 1871. It was built along a route "that consisted for the most part of tunnels, bridges, cuttings, retaining-walls, and embankments".^[3]

The branch line opened on 1 May 1879.^[4] The delay in opening the line reflected the scale of the engineering works required to build the many tunnels, cuttings and retaining walls. Despite being a loop line, the line was officially known as the Riverside Branch.^[5]

In the early 1900s, tramway competition caused a rapid decline in the number of passengers using the North Eastern Railway's local services in North Tyneside. Therefore, in 1904, the branch line was electrified, using a 600 V DC third-rail system.^[6]

Demise and closure

Between 1909 and 1948, an hourly all-day service ran on the line. In the late 1940s, passenger services on the branch were reduced to peak hours only, catering primarily for commuter traffic from the shipyards along the River Tyne.

The station's goods facilities, which contained a siding which served two brickworks, a steam turbine works, shipyards and a power station that supplied electricity for the Tyneside Electrics network, closed on 11 July 1966.

Along with the rest of the electric network in North Tyneside, the line was de-electrified in 1967, and converted to diesel multiple unit operation. By the early 1970s, traffic on the line had dwindled.^[7]

The last passenger train operated from Carville on 20 July 1973,^[1] with the branch line officially closing to passengers three days later. The station was, in part, replaced by Hadrian Road on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, which opened on 14 November 1982.^[8]

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References

1 2 Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 109. ISBN 978-0901461575.
↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1974). The North Eastern Railway. London: Allan. pp. 81 and 82. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. OCLC 1255585.
↑ Tomlinson, William Weaver (1914). The North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.
↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1974). The North Eastern Railway. London: Allan. p. 115. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. OCLC 1255585.
↑ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.
↑ Hoole, Kenneth (1974). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV, The North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 204. ISBN 0-7153-6439-1. OCLC 643508708.
↑ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.
↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 199. ISBN 978-0901461575.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 109. ISBN 978-0901461575.

[2] Allen, Cecil J. (1974). The North Eastern Railway. London: Allan. pp. 81 and 82. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. OCLC 1255585.

[3] Tomlinson, William Weaver (1914). The North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.

[4] Allen, Cecil J. (1974). The North Eastern Railway. London: Allan. p. 115. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. OCLC 1255585.

[SRT-5] Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.

[6] Hoole, Kenneth (1974). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV, The North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 204. ISBN 0-7153-6439-1. OCLC 643508708.

[SRT2-7] Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.

[:02-8] Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 199. ISBN 978-0901461575.

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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway	Ryton Scotswood Elswick Shot Tower Newcastle Forth Derwenthaugh Newcastle Redheugh
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