Swalwell railway station

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Swalwell
Former Swalwell Railway Station (geograph 3059233).jpg
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates 54°57′10″N1°41′22″W / 54.9527°N 1.6895°W / 54.9527; -1.6895 Coordinates: 54°57′10″N1°41′22″W / 54.9527°N 1.6895°W / 54.9527; -1.6895
Grid reference NZ199620
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
April 1868 (1868-04)Opened
2 November 1953Closed to passengers
7 March 1960 (1960-03-07)Closed completely

Swalwell railway station served the village of Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England from 1868 to 1960 on the Derwent Valley Railway.

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History

The station opened in April 1868 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of Hexham Road on the B6317. Freight traffic served collieries, coke-ovens, brickworks, paper mills, dairy farms and the livestock market at Blackhill. This declined during the Second World War. After the war, the station failed to recover its passenger numbers, so it inevitably closed on 2 November 1953. As the road traffic became more efficient, freight traffic declined until it ceased on 7 March 1960. [1] An excursion train later ran to Whitley Bay on 16 June 1962. [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Swalwell". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Scotswood
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Derwent Valley Railway
  Rowlands Gill
Line and station closed