Backworth railway station

For the original station, at a slightly different location, see Backworth railway station (1847–1965).

Backworth
Backworth railway station in 1970
General information
LocationNewcastle
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBlyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
28 August 1841B&T station opened as Holywell
April 1860B&T station renamed Backworth
27 June 1864B&T station closed
27 June 1864Opened as Hotspur
June 1865Renamed Backworth
13 June 1977Closed

Backworth railway station served part of Newcastle in the English county of Northumberland, later part of Tyne and Wear. The station opened as Hotspur, replacing another Backworth station on the line to Morpeth which had been opened as Holywell.