Heritage railway stations · North East England
Dunston railway station
Dunston railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Peter McDermott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Dunston 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
From the Wikipedia article
Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains (2.29 mi; 3.68 km) west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened in January 1909, on a section of line built by the North Eastern Railway between 1893 and 1909. It linked the lines over the newly commissioned King Edward VII Bridge with the original Newcastle and Carlisle Railway freight route to Redheugh and Dunston Coal Staiths, dating back to 1837. The station was originally known as Dunston-on-Tyne, and served as the terminus of a shuttle service from Newcastle. As a result of the General Strike of 1926, the service ended and the station was closed in May 1926, briefly being brought back into use for special evacuation trains during World War II. Following the closure of Scotswood Bridge in October 1982, trains were re-routed…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9497, -1.6414
- Address
- | borough = Dunston, Gateshead
- Established
- 1984
Sources
- wikidata: Q678990 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunston railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Cathedrals · North East England
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Gateshead Central and Whickham in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Derwent Tower
Derwent Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Dunston
Dunston in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Stadiums · North East England
Redheugh Park
Redheugh Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Stadiums · North East England
Dunston UTS F.C.
Dunston UTS F.C. in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Parks · North East England
River Team
River Team in England North East, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
📷 3Heritage railway stations · North East England
Bottle of Notes
Bottle of Notes — Public artwork by Claes Oldenburg.
📷 3Heritage railway stations · North East England
Henry Bolckow
Henry Bolckow — Public artwork (statue).
📷 3Heritage railway stations · North East England
Justice
Justice — Public artwork (statue).
.jpg?width=1200)
📷 3Heritage railway stations · North East England
Ladle of Steel
Ladle of Steel — Public artwork by Steve Tomlinson.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunston railway station?
- Dunston railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Dunston railway station built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Who owns Dunston railway station?
- Dunston railway station is owned by Northern Trains.