Forest Hall railway station (Blyth and Tyne Railway)

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Forest Hall, Tyne and Wear}}

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{{Use British English|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Forest Hall

| status = Abandoned

| image =

| borough = Forest Hall
North Tyneside
Tyne and Wear

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|55.017442|-1.557384|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ284693|25|NZ284693}}

| map_type = Tyne and Wear

| map_caption = Location in Tyne and Wear, England

| original = Blyth and Tyne Railway

| years = {{Start date|1864|06|27|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1871|03|01|df=y}}

| events1 = Closed

}}

Forest Hall, also known as Foresthall, was a short-lived railway station on the Blyth and Tyne Railway, serving the village of Forest Hall in the borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened on 27 June 1864, along with the Blyth and Tyne's branch to Newcastle New Bridge Street station. It was closed on 1 March 1871, along with the opening of the railway's relocated Benton station some {{convert|0.5|mi}} to the west.{{Cite web |title=Disused Stations: Forest Hall (B & T) |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/f/forest_hall/index.shtml |website=Disused Stations |access-date=2024-10-02}}{{cite web |url=https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/1119 |title=Forest Hall Station |work=Tyne and Wear HER |access-date=2 October 2024}}

It should not be confused with the nearby Forest Hall station on the East Coast Main Line, which was known as Benton station until 1874, after this station had closed.{{cite web |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/f/forest_hall_ner |title=Disused Stations: Forest Hall |work=Disused Stations |access-date=2 October 2024}}

Nothing remains of the former station, which had a station building on its south-eastern (up) platform. The Benton south-east curve, opened in 1904 to link the East Coast Main Line with the Blyth and Tyne, cut through the site of the station.