Gateshead railway station

Gateshead
General information
LocationGateshead,
England
Coordinates54°57′57″N 1°36′26″W / 54.9659°N 1.6071°W / 54.9659; -1.6071
Grid referenceNZ252635
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewcastle and Darlington Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 June 1844 (1844-06-18)Station opened as Gateshead
1 December 1868Renamed Gateshead East
Gateshead West opened
between 1948 and 1953Renamed Gateshead
1 November 1965Gateshead West platforms closed
23 November 1981Station closed

Gateshead railway station served the town of Gateshead, England between 1844 and 1981. It was situated on the northern and western sides of the triangular junction to the south of the High Level Bridge which connects Gateshead with Newcastle upon Tyne. There were two portions to the station on different routes; at times they were known as Gateshead East and Gateshead West.[1]

  1. ^ "Gateshead East". Disused Stations. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.