Newburn railway station

54°58′52″N 1°44′38″W / 54.981°N 1.744°W / 54.981; -1.744Grid referenceNZ165652Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyScotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock CompanyPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Rail North Eastern RegionKey dates1875opened1958Station closed to passengers1965Station 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^[1] and was then closed to goods trains on 26 April 1965.^[2] 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.

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lemington Line and station closed		Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Tyne Valley Line		Heddon on the Wall Line and station closed