Newburn railway station

Newburn
The site of Newburn station in 2008
Location
Place	Newburn
Area	Newcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates	54°58′52″N 1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W / 54.981; -1.744Coordinates: 54°58′52″N 1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W / 54.981; -1.744
Grid reference	NZ165652
Operations
Original company	Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	British Rail North Easter Region
Platforms	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1875 Closed 1965
1958	Station closed to passengers
1965	Station closed to goods traffic
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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. However it fell under the Beeching Axe, and the station ceased to receive passenger trains on 15 September 1958. The station was then closed to goods trains on 26 April 1965.^[1] 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.

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