Newcastle (Shot Tower) railway station

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Newcastle (Shot Tower)
General information
Location Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates 54°57′48″N1°37′43″W / 54.9633°N 1.6287°W / 54.9633; -1.6287 Coordinates: 54°57′48″N1°37′43″W / 54.9633°N 1.6287°W / 54.9633; -1.6287
Grid reference NZ238632
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle & Carlisle Railway
Key dates
21 October 1839 (1839-10-21)Opened
1 March 1847 (1847-03-01)Closed

Newcastle Shot Tower, also known as Newcastle railway station, served the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England from 1839 to 1847 on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway.

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History

The station opened on 21 October 1839 by the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. It was situated on Railway Street, near the junction at Tyneside Road. The first passenger train at this temporary terminus was on 21 May 1839, which was for a special trip and regular passenger services began exactly five months later. A landslide occurred a few days after the station opened but it reopened on 2 November 1839. It closed on the same day as the second Newcastle station was opened on 1 March 1847. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Newcastle (N & C 1st site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 313. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Newcastle & Carlisle Railway   Redheugh
Line and station closed