Heritage railway stations · North East England
Fawdon
In or near Gosforth.
Fawdon in England North East, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Fawdon 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Fawdon is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Fawdon and Kenton in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in 1981, adjacent to the level crossing carrying Fawdon Lane across the railway and with staggered platforms on either side of the level crossing.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station is located on the route of the former Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway, which opened on 1 May 1905. station, which opened three months later with the introduction of passenger services on the line, was situated where the metro station's western (eastbound) platform is today. The line closed to passengers in June 1929, but remained open for freight traffic, including to and from the ICI Callerton explosives depot, situated between and , and Rowntree's Fawdon factory, just west of Fawdon. In the late 1970s the line through the site was restructured to form the second phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro, between and . This opened on 10 May 1981, along with the new Fawdon station.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0136, -1.6440
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 2RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 1981
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon — 0 km
- Official site
- www.gurdwarashaheedbabadeepsinghji.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5438738 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fawdon Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fawdon?
- Fawdon is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2RJ), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Fawdon?
- Fawdon in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fawdon?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 2RJ.
- When was Fawdon built?
- Built or established in 1981.
- Who owns Fawdon?
- Fawdon is owned by Nexus.
- Is Fawdon a protected site?
- Yes — Fawdon is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Fawdon free to visit?
- Yes, Fawdon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fawdon?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2RJ.