St. Peters railway station

For the Tyne and Wear Metro station, see St Peter's Metro station.
For the railway station in Sydney, see St Peters railway station.

St. Peters
General information
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′02″N 1°34′24″W / 54.9672°N 1.5734°W / 54.9672; -1.5734
Grid referenceNZ274636
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1879 (1879-05-01)Opened
31 October 1966Closed to freight
23 July 1973 (1973-07-23)Closed to passengers

St. Peters was a railway station on the Riverside Branch, which ran between Newcastle and Willington Quay.

The station was opened to passengers on 1 May 1879 by the North Eastern Railway.[1] It was situated adjacent to Glasshouse Street off Walker Road.

  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 353. ISBN 978-0901461575.