Walker railway station

Walker
General information
LocationWalker, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′18″N 1°32′21″W / 54.9716°N 1.5391°W / 54.9716; -1.5391
Grid referenceNZ296642
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1879Opened as Low Walker
13 May 1889Renamed Walker
14 August 1967Closed to freight
23 July 1973Closed to passengers

Walker was a railway station on the Riverside Branch which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station served Walker in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The station was opened to passengers on 1 May 1879 by the North Eastern Railway.[1] Originally known as Low Walker, it was later renamed Walker on 13 May 1889.

  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 411. ISBN 978-0901461575.