Newburn railway station explained

Newburn
Status:Disused
Borough:Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
Country:England
Coordinates:54.981°N -1.744°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
British Rail North Eastern Region
Years:1875
Events:opened
Years1:1958
Events1:Station closed to passengers
Years2:1965
Events2:Station 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 313. 931112387.
  2. Web site: Newburn Station . Northumbrian Railways . northumbrian-railways.co.uk . 23 June 2009.