Annitsford railway station

Annitsford
General information
LocationDudley, North Tyneside
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
April 1860first station opens as Dudley
1 Sept 1874renamed Dudley Colliery
April 1878renamed Annitsford
8 July 1878station resited
15 September 1958Station closed for passengers
11 November 1963closed for goods

The first station in the area opened in 1860 as Dudley and served Dudley Colliery and the village of Dudley in North Tyneside, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1874 it was renamed Dudley Colliery before becoming Annitsford in April 1878. On 8 July 1878 the station was closed and replaced with a second station 352 yards south of the first station. The railway station was located in Dudley but was named after the nearby village of Annitsford, to avoid confusion with another Dudley in the Midlands.