Historic houses · North East England
Kenton Bank railway station
In or near Westerhope.
Kenton Bank railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Dr Neil Clifton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bank Foot · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Kenton Bank railway station is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, postcode NE13 8AG. The nearest railway station is Bank Foot, just 0.1 km away. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
Kenton Bank 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
Kenton Bank 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 Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in 1905 as Kenton, renamed in 1923, and was closed to passengers in 1929, and to goods traffic in 1965. The current Bank Foot station, on the Tyne and Wear Metro, lies on the site 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). Construction of the line by the North Eastern Railway was authorised by Parliament in February 1901. The station was opened, as Kenton, on 1 June 1905, the line between and having opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in June 1905. In 1922, the branch line was served by six weekday passenger trains, with an additional train running on Saturday. Only three trains ran through to Darras Hall. In July 1923, the station was renamed Kenton Bank, to avoid confusion with the station of the same name on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. As a result of poor…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0143, -1.6793
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Woolsington
- Postcode
- NE13 8AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bank Foot — 0.1 km
- Official site
- grokipedia.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q6392072 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kenton Bank railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kenton Bank railway station?
- Kenton Bank railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE13 8AG), in the parish of Woolsington.
- What is Kenton Bank railway station?
- Kenton Bank railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kenton Bank railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Bank Foot, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE13 8AG.
- Is Kenton Bank railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Kenton Bank railway station is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Kenton Bank railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Bank Foot, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE13 8AG.