Riverside Branch

For the Boston, Massachusetts branch line of the same name see, Green Line "D" Branch

[ v t e ] Riverside Branch

Legend Blyth & Tyne Railway towards Whitley Bay Tynemouth Tynemouth closed 1882 North Shields Percy Main Percy Main Junction Howdon Willington Quay closed 1973 Howdon Viaduct Point Pleasant closed 1973 Wallsend Carville closed 1973 Walkergate Walker closed 1973 Tyne and Wear Metro towards St James St Anthonys closed 1960 East Coast Main Line towards Morpeth St Peters (Newcastle) closed 1973 Heaton closed 1980 Byker closed 1954 Riverside Junction Blyth & Tyne Railway towards Jesmond Manors Carliol Square closed 1850 Durham Coast Line towards Sunderland Newcastle Central East Coast Main Line towards Durham

The Riverside Branch was a 6.5 miles (10.5 km) North Eastern Railway built double track branch railway line^[1] in Northumberland, England, that ran from Riverside Junction between Manors and Heaton stations via seven intermediate stations to Percy Main junction between Howdon-upon-Tyne and Percy Main.

History

Opening

Authorised in 1871 the line was built to provide a passenger services to the communities to the north of the River Tyne along a route 'the most part of tunnels, bridges, cuttings, retaining-walls, and embankments'.^[2] The line opened on 1 May 1879.

Closure

The line closed to passengers on 23 July 1973, and to goods in stages, Carville Swan Hunter Siding to Percy Main West Junction in 1978, St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding to Carville Swan Hunter Siding in 1987, and Riverside Junction to St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding the next year.^[1]

References

External links

• The line on Northumbrian Railways
• Walker on Disused Stations including a history of the Riverside Branch

Coordinates: 54°58′54″N 1°32′20″W / 54.9817°N 1.5389°W / 54.9817; -1.5389