Prospect Hill railway station

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Prospect Hill
General information
Location Shiremoor, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates 55°01′44″N1°30′31″W / 55.029°N 1.5087°W / 55.029; -1.5087
Grid reference NZ315706
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Seghill Railway
Pre-grouping Blyth and Tyne Railway
Key dates
28 August 1847 (1847-08-28)Opened
27 June 1864 (1864-06-27)Closed

Prospect Hill railway station served the town of Shiremoor, Tyne and Wear, England from 1847 to 1864 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

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History

The station opened on 28 August 1847 by the Seghill Railway. The station was situated north of New York Road, on the A191, and close to the junction with Benton Road. The station was rebuilt when the gradient engineering works were carried out in the 1850s. The station was closed on 27 June 1864. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Prospect Hill". Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 353. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Backworth (Holywell)
Line and station closed
  Blyth and Tyne Railway   Percy Main
Line closed, station open