Kenton Bank | |
|---|---|
_railway_station_(site),_Tyne_%26_Wear_(geograph_4254546).jpg) The site of the station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne England |
| Coordinates | 55°00′51″N 1°40′45″W / 55.0142°N 1.6793°W |
| Grid reference | NZ206689 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1905 | Opened as Kenton |
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Kenton Bank |
| 17 June 1929 | Closed to passengers |
| 3 January 1966 | Closed to freight |
Kenton Bank was a railway station on the Ponteland Railway, which ran between South Gosforth and Ponteland, with a sub-branch line to Darras Hall. The station served Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in 1905 as Kenton, renamed in 1923, and was closed to passengers in 1929, and to goods traffic in 1965.
The current Bank Foot station, on the Tyne and Wear Metro, lies on the site of the original station site.