Heritage railway stations · North East England
Elswick railway station
In or near Whickham.
Elswick railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- MetroCentre · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
Elswick 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.
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From the Wikipedia article
Elswick railway station was a railway station in the Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was located on the former route of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle. The station opened in 1889 and closed in 1967.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
J and W Simpson of North Shields began construction in 1888. The station opened on 2 September 1889 and was located on the south side of Scotswood Road, about 100 yards east of the junction with William Armstrong Drive. It was built at the western end of Armstrong's huge Elswick Works site, its workforce (exceeding 11,000 by 1900) providing a significant proportion of the station's traffic. By 1889 the operating company was the North Eastern Railway which had absorbed the Newcastle and Carlisle in July 1862. The North Eastern Railway from about 1875 until the early-20th century built a number of stations with island platforms and/or over-track station buildings, and Elswick had both…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9645, -1.6574
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE4 7DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Nearest railway station
- MetroCentre — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5367774 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Elswick railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elswick railway station?
- Elswick railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE4 7DF), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Elswick railway station?
- Elswick railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Elswick railway station?
- The nearest railway station is MetroCentre, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE4 7DF.
- Is Elswick railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Elswick railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Elswick railway station?
- The nearest railway station is MetroCentre, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE4 7DF.