Manors railway station

{{About|the National Rail station|the Tyne and Wear Metro station of the same name|Manors Metro station}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Manors

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Manors Railway Station (geograph 4825140).jpg

| address =

| borough = Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.9726710|-1.6056318|format=dms|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| map_type = United Kingdom Newcastle-upon-Tyne#Tyne and Wear

| map_caption = Location in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear##Location in Tyne and Wear, England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ252642|25|NZ252642}}

| owned = Network Rail

| manager = Northern Trains

| platforms = 2

| tracks = 3

| connections = Manors {{rint|newcastle}}

| code = MAS

| classification = DfT category F2

| transit_authority = Tyne and Wear PTE

| original = Newcastle and Berwick Railway

| pregroup = North Eastern Railway

| postgroup = {{plainlist|

}}

| years = {{start date|1847|07|01|df=y}}

| events = Opened as Manors

| years1 = 1 January 1909

| events1 = Renamed Manors East; adjacent station opened as Manors North

| years2 = 20 February 1969

| events2 = Stations merged as Manors

| years3 = 23 January 1978

| events3 = Former Manors North closed

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 17,346}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 3,858}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 14,420}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 18,940}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 35,892}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Manors is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between {{rws|London King's Cross}} and {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}. The station serves the Quayside and Shieldfield areas of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The Metro station of the same name is not directly connected, and located a short walk away.

Manors was previously a much larger and more significant station, located at the junction of the East Coast Main Line and the line towards Gosforth. It had nine platforms. Most of the station was closed on 23 February 1978, when the line towards Gosforth was turned over to the Tyne and Wear Metro, and the station buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for offices – which themselves have since been demolished.[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/manors/index.shtml Disused Stations - Manors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120121644/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/manors/index.shtml |date=20 January 2021 }} Disused Stations; Retrieved 2014-02-20

History

The original station named Manors was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway,{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=154 }} which amalgamated with the York and Newcastle Railway to form the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway a few weeks later. Manors station opened on 30 August 1850 to replace a temporary station that became a coal depot, and had two platforms on a bridge over Trafalgar Street. When the East Coast Main Line was widened to four tracks in 1887, an additional two platforms were built.

On 1 January 1909, the former Blyth and Tyne Railway terminus at {{rws|New Bridge Street}} closed and the line was extended to join the East Coast Main Line between Manors and Newcastle Central. Manors North was opened on this line, with two through platforms and three bays. The original station was renamed Manors East. The former station at New Bridge Street became a coal yard{{Cite web |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newcastle_new_bridge_street/ |title=Disused Stations: Newcastle New Bridge Street |access-date=19 April 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120121549/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newcastle_new_bridge_street/ |url-status=live }} which supplied customers in the east of the city.

When the two stations were combined on 20 February 1969, Manors North formed platforms 1–5 and Manors East platforms 6–9.

File:North Tyneside electric train at Manors North - geograph.org.uk - 295329.jpg

From 1904 until 1967 the lines through the station were electrified as part of the Tyneside Electrics system with the third-rail (North Tyneside Loop) and a short overhead electrification from Trafalgar South yard (Newcastle Quayside branch). The East Coast Main Line was re-electrified in 1990. There were three signal boxes that controlled the approaches to the Manors area - Argyle Street (187? - 1964), Manors North (1909 - 1964), Manors Junction (1909 - 1964). A major re-signalling of the Newcastle district in 1964 resulted in the closure of these boxes. The original Manors Junction signal box was burnt out in 1943, and its replacement was at the western end of Manors East, between platforms 7 and 8.

In addition to the busy electric service to the coast, Manors was a terminus for trains to Morpeth, Blyth and Newbiggin. Although the Morpeth service had gone by BR days, the Blyth/Newbiggin passenger route survived until 1964.[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newbiggin/index.shtml Disused Stations - Newbiggin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120121549/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newbiggin/index.shtml |date=20 January 2021 }} Retrieved 2013-12-04 In LNER days, the bay platforms were used as standage for electric sets and for short workings to Benton.

=Reconstruction=

Most platforms at Manors closed on 23 January 1978 to allow for the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The station now has two platforms, on the site of the previous platforms 7 and 8. Other parts of the former station remain, including the heavily overgrown platforms 1 and 2 and parts of platform 9.{{cite web|title=Disused Stations - Manors North Station|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/manors/index.shtml|website=Disused Stations Site Record|access-date=4 October 2018|archive-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145030/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/manors/index.shtml|url-status=live}} The station is unstaffed, and the only facilities are a shelter with a telephone, a bike rack and a ticket machine (card only). The platforms are reached by a footbridge rather than by the original subway, so the station is not accessible for wheelchair or mobility-impaired users.[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/MAS/details.html Manors station facilities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112846/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/MAS/details.html |date=7 February 2017 }} National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 6 February 2017

= Refurbishment =

In early 2015, the station received a new shelter, cycle racks, seats and a timetable information board, as requested by a small group of enthusiasts.{{cite web|title=Manors Station - Community Group|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/manorsstation|website=Manors Station Twitter|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120121602/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-20-11.json|url-status=live}}

Accidents and incidents

On 3 March 1913, an empty stock train was in a rear-end collision with an electric multiple unit, due to a signalman's error. Forty-nine people were injured.{{cite book |last=Earnshaw |first=Alan |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8 |year=1993 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Penryn |isbn=0-906899-52-4 }}
On 7 August 1926, an electric multiple unit overran signals and was in collision with a freight train. The driver had tied the controller down and thus the train was able to continue when he leant out of the train and was killed, when he struck an overbridge.{{cite book |last=Hoole |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Hoole |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3 |year=1982 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Redruth |isbn=0-906899-05-2 |page=26 }}

Services

= Northern Trains =

All services are operated by Northern Trains.

As of the winter 2024 timetable change, there will be Monday-Saturday an hourly service between Carlisle and Morpeth, and an hourly service between Newcastle and Ashington. Two trains per day extend north from Morpeth to Chathill, and late evening trains in the direction of Carlisle terminate short at Newcastle or Hexham.

On Sundays, services to and from Ashington do not stop at Manors. The station has a two-hourly service between {{rws|MetroCentre}} and Morpeth. Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

In popular culture

The station briefly featured in the 1971 film Get Carter, which showed the long staircase from the Trafalgar Street entrance of the station.{{Cite web |last1=Morton |first1=David |last2=McGuinness |first2=Tim |date=16 March 2021 |title=Get Carter at 50: We recall 10 more then-and-now location scenes from the film |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/carter-50-recall-10-more-20156649 |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=Evening Chronicle |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Scovell |first=Adam |date=13 July 2021 |title=Get Carter at 50: how the Tyneside locations look today |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/get-carter-newcastle-tyneside-locations |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=British Film Institute |language=en}}