Historic houses · North East England
Callerton railway station
In or near Dinnington.
Callerton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Callerton Parkway · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Callerton railway station, the nearest railway station is Callerton Parkway, located just 0.1 km away. The postcode for navigation is NE13 8BP. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Callerton railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2018
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Callerton 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 Woolsington in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in 1905, closed to passengers in 1929, and to goods traffic in 1965. The current Callerton Parkway station, on the Tyne and Wear Metro, lies just to the south-east of the original station site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway was formed in 1899, under the Light Railways Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 48), and construction of the line, by the North Eastern Railway, was authorised by Parliament in February 1901. In March 1905, the 7-mile section from South Gosforth to Ponteland was opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in June 1905. Callerton station was opened on 1 June 1905. The original station building was destroyed by fire in March 1915, and was later replaced by a replica. In 1913, goods traffic arriving at the station included potatoes, livestock, hay and clover. In 1922, the branch line was served by six weekday passenger trains, with an additional…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0287, -1.7045
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Woolsington
- Postcode
- NE13 8BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Callerton Parkway — 0.1 km
- Official site
- grokipedia.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q48808606 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Callerton railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Callerton railway station?
- Callerton railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE13 8BP), in the parish of Woolsington.
- What is Callerton railway station?
- Callerton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Callerton railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Callerton Parkway, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE13 8BP.
- Is Callerton railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Callerton railway station is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Callerton railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Callerton Parkway, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE13 8BP.