Newburn railway station

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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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

References

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