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Point Pleasant railway station

Point Pleasant railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

Housing estate at Point Pleasant - geograph.org.uk - 6412068

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h

About

Point Pleasant 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

Point Pleasant was a railway station situated on the Riverside Branch, a line connecting Byker and Willington Quay. Serving the area of Willington Quay in North Tyneside, the station provided transportation services for local residents and travelers in the region. Point Pleasant station began its operations on October 1, 1898, initially as an unadvertised halt established by the North Eastern Railway. It was later officially opened to the public on 1 January 1902. This area of Wallsend was a hive of activity, and included many famous shipbuilders, such as the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company. The station was modest, with just two platforms and an iron lattice bridge of the standard North Eastern Railway design. Both platforms had a waiting room, with the booking office situated on the down platform.

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Background

History

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. lxxvi) received royal assent on 21 June 1836, and the line opened between Carliol Square and North Shields on 18 June 1839. It ran along the north bank of the River Tyne, although, due to the meandering course of the river, it ran some distance from the shoreline at the eastern end. The branch line, designed to closely follow the shoreline of the Tyne and serve the rapidly developing industries and communities, was authorised in 1871. It was built along a route "that consisted for the most part of tunnels, bridges, cuttings, retaining-walls, and embankments". The branch line opened on 1 May 1879. The delay in…

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Coordinates
54.9921, -1.5092
Address
| borough = Wallsend, North Tyneside

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Where is Point Pleasant railway station?
Point Pleasant railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9921°, -1.5092°.