Newburn railway station

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Newburn
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The site of Newburn station in 2008
General information
Location Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates 54°58′52″N1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W / 54.981; -1.744 Coordinates: 54°58′52″N1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W / 54.981; -1.744
Grid reference NZ165652
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Rail North Eastern Region
Key dates
1875opened
1958Station closed to passengers
1965Station 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.

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History

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.

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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. 313. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Newburn Station". northumbrian-railways.co.uk. Northumbrian Railways. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lemington
Line and station closed
  Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Tyne Valley Line
  Heddon on the Wall
Line and station closed