Swalwell railway station
Swalwell | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The site of the station in 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear England |
| Coordinates | 54°57′10″N 1°41′22″W / 54.9527°N 1.6895°W |
| Grid reference | NZ199620 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
| Key dates | |
| April 1868 | Opened |
| 2 November 1953 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 March 1960 | Closed completely |
Swalwell railway station served the village of Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England from 1868 to 1960 on the Derwent Valley Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened in April 1868 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of Hexham Road on the B6317. Freight traffic served collieries, coke-ovens, brickworks, paper mills, dairy farms and the livestock market at Blackhill. This declined during the Second World War. After the war, the station failed to recover its passenger numbers, so it inevitably closed on 2 November 1953. As the road traffic became more efficient, freight traffic declined until it ceased on 7 March 1960.[1] An excursion train later ran to Whitley Bay on 16 June 1962.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Disused Stations: Swalwell". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC 931112387.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotswood Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Derwent Valley Railway |
Rowlands Gill Line and station closed |
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