Fawcett Street | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.903°N -1.3816°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Original: | York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Events: | Opened |
Events1: | Closed |
Fawcett Street railway station served the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England from 1853 to 1879 on the Penshaw branch line.
The station opened on 1 June 1853 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway.[1] It was situated opposite of Mowbray Extension Park. It was the Eastern terminus of the branch line, closing on 4 August 1879 after being replaced by the current station. The site of the station was replaced by housing.[2]