Other places · North East England
Riverside Branch
In or near Wallsend.
Riverside Branch 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
- Wallsend · 1.0 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Riverside Branch, the nearest railway station is Wallsend, which is approximately 1 km away. The postcode for navigation is NE6 4LT. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any potential fees or accessibility information.
About
Riverside Branch 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
The Riverside Branch was a 6+1⁄2-mile (10.5 km) double-track branch line, which ran between Riverside Junction in Heaton and Percy Main West Junction in Percy Main. The line opened in May 1879, later being electrified in 1904, as part of the Tyneside Electrics network. It closed to passengers in stages between April 1954 and July 1973, with freight services continuing in to the late 1980s. It now forms part of Cycle Route 72 (Hadrian's Cycleway) on the National Cycle Network.
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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, with the line opening 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, which was designed to more closely follow the shoreline of the Tyne, serving 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.…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9817, -1.5389
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE6 4LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Nearest railway station
- Wallsend — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15272741 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Riverside Branch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Riverside Branch?
- Riverside Branch is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE6 4LT), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Riverside Branch?
- Riverside Branch in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Riverside Branch?
- The nearest railway station is Wallsend, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE6 4LT.
- How do I get to Riverside Branch?
- The nearest railway station is Wallsend, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE6 4LT.