Bensham railway station

Bensham
The station in 1965
Location
Place	Bensham
Area	Gateshead
Coordinates	54°57′09″N 1°37′10″W / 54.95240°N 1.61946°W / 54.95240; -1.61946Coordinates: 54°57′09″N 1°37′10″W / 54.95240°N 1.61946°W / 54.95240; -1.61946
Grid reference	NZ244619
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
1 December 1868	Opened
5 April 1954	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Bensham Railway Station was a railway station serving the Bensham area of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It opened in 1868 and closed in 1954.

A 1911 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways around Newcastle and Gateshead, including Bensham (bottom right)

References

• The history of Bensham from Gateshead council
• Information on Bensham butterfly station