Gateshead railway station

Gateshead railway station served the town of Gateshead, England between 1844 and 1981. It was situated on the northern and western sides of the triangular junction to the south of the High Level Bridge which connects Gateshead with Newcastle upon Tyne. There were two portions to the station on different routes; at times they were known as Gateshead East and Gateshead West.

History

The station was opened by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway on 18 June 1844. The Team Valley Line from Gateshead to Durham via Chester-le-Street opened to passengers on 1 December 1868, and on that day, a second pair of platforms at Gateshead opened to serve that line; these were known as Gateshead West, and the original pair became Gateshead East. At some point between 1948 and 1953, the name was simplified to Gateshead. The former Gateshead West platforms closed on 1 November 1965. The remainder of the station closed on 23 November 1981, a few days after the opening of Gateshead Metro station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, about ¹⁄₄ miles (400 m) to the south-east.^[1]

References

External links

• Gateshead Station on navigable O.S. map