Heritage railway stations · North East England
Prospect Hill railway station
In or near New York.
Prospect Hill railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Graham Robson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Northumberland Park (Metro) · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
Prospect Hill 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Prospect Hill railway station served the town of Shiremoor, Tyne and Wear, England from 1847 to 1864 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 28 August 1847 by the Seghill Railway. The station was situated north of New York Road, on the A191, and close to the junction with Benton Road. The station was rebuilt when the gradient engineering works were carried out in the 1850s. The station was closed on 27 June 1864.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0290, -1.5087
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE27 0UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Nearest railway station
- Northumberland Park (Metro) — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28970540 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Prospect Hill railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prospect Hill railway station?
- Prospect Hill railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE27 0UH), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Prospect Hill railway station?
- Prospect Hill railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Prospect Hill railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park (Metro), about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE27 0UH.
- Is Prospect Hill railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Prospect Hill railway station is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Prospect Hill railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Prospect Hill railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Prospect Hill railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park (Metro), about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE27 0UH.