Harbours & ports · North East England
Walker railway station
In or near Hebburn.
Walker railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hebburn · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Walker 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
Walker was a railway station on the Riverside Branch which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station served Walker in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station was opened to passengers on 1 May 1879 by the North Eastern Railway. Originally known as Low Walker, it was later renamed Walker on 13 May 1889.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9720, -1.5394
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE6 3PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Nearest railway station
- Hebburn — 1.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7962349 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Walker railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walker railway station?
- Walker railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE6 3PN), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Walker railway station?
- Walker railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Walker railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Hebburn, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE6 3PN.
- How do I get to Walker railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Hebburn, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE6 3PN.