Scotswood Works Halt railway station

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Scotswood Works Halt
General information
Location Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
England
Coordinates 54°58′02″N1°40′41″W / 54.967273°N 1.678129°W / 54.967273; -1.678129
Grid reference NZ207636
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
25 August 1915 (1915-08-25)Opened
27 September 1924Closed to passengers
7 April 1941Station reopened
1944 (1944)Closed

Scotswood Works Halt railway station served the area of Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England from 1915 to 1944 on the Tyne Valley Line.

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History

The station opened on 25 August 1915 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated between Scotswood Road and Coanwood Road. It was originally opened for workers in the First World War in the Armstrong Whitworth's munitions factory. The halt was enlarged by the Ministry of Munitions due to the high number of traffic. After the workforce's decline, Armstrong Whitworth acquired the government's interest in the platforms and buildings and offered them to LNER. The station was first closed on 27 September 1924 but reopened on 7 April 1941 [1] to serve the munitions workforce again, but closed again in 1944. [2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 356
  2. "Disused Stations: Scotswood Works Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Elswick
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Tyne Valley Line
  Scotswood
Line and station closed