Newburn railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Newburn

| status = Disused

| image = 200px

| caption = The site of Newburn station in 2008

| borough = Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.981|-1.744|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ165652|25|NZ165652}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company

| pregroup = North Eastern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
British Rail North Eastern Region

| years = 1875

| events = opened

| years1 = 1958

| events1 = Station closed to passengers

| years2 = 1965

| events2 = Station closed to goods traffic

}}

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. The station ceased to receive passenger trains on 15 September 1958{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=313|oclc=931112387}} and was then closed to goods trains on 26 April 1965.{{cite web | url=http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/index.php?page=newburn | title=Newburn Station | publisher=Northumbrian Railways | work=northumbrian-railways.co.uk | accessdate=23 June 2009}} 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

External links

{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Lemington}}
Line and station closed|next={{stnlnk|Heddon on the Wall}}
Line and station closed |route=Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Tyne Valley Line|col={{NER colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in Tyne and Wear

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958

Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations