Holywell | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The site of the station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Backworth |
| Location | Backworth, Tyne and Wear England |
| Coordinates | 55°02′39″N 1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W |
| Grid reference | NZ305723 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway |
| Pre-grouping | |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1847 | Opened as Holywell |
| 1860 | Passenger station renamed Backworth |
| 27 June 1864 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 June 1965 | Closed completely |
Holywell was a railway station that served the village of Backworth and nearby hamlet of Holywell in what is now the Borough of North Tyneside, North East England. Located on what is now known as the Northumberland Line, its life as a passenger station was fairly short, it having only been open between 1847 and 1860, but it survived as a goods station until 1965 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway. Between 1860 and its closure, the passenger station was known as Backworth, but the goods station retained its original name.