Newcastle_(Shot_Tower)_railway_station

Newcastle (Shot Tower) railway station

Newcastle (Shot Tower) railway station

Short-lived railway station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Newcastle Shot Tower, also known as Newcastle railway station, served the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England from 1839 to 1847 on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway.

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History

The station opened on 21 October 1839 by the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. It was situated on Railway Street, near the junction at Tyneside Road. The first passenger train at this temporary terminus was on 21 May 1839, which was for a special trip and regular passenger services began exactly five months later. A landslide occurred a few days after the station opened but it reopened on 2 November 1839. It closed on the same day as the second Newcastle station was opened on 1 March 1847.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Disused Stations: Newcastle (N & C 1st site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 313. OCLC 931112387.
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