Historic bridges · North East England
Wansbeck Road
Wansbeck Road in England North East, United Kingdom.
JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Wansbeck Road 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
From the Wikipedia article
Wansbeck Road is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Coxlodge and Gosforth in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened in 1981 and is situated next to, and partly over, the bridge carrying the metro line over the Wansbeck Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station is located on the route of the former Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway, which opened on 1 March 1905, with passenger services commencing three months later, but which never included a station at Wansbeck Road. The line through the site closed to passengers on 17 June 1929, but remained open to serve freight, latterly to the ICI Callerton explosives depot and Rowntree's Fawdon factory. In the late 1970s the line through the site was restructured to form the second phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro, between South Gosforth and Bank Foot. This opened on 10 May 1981, and included the new station at Wansbeck Road, which was built on an embankment. A second concrete span was added…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0143, -1.6358
- Address
- Coxlodge, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Established
- 1981
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7968068 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wansbeck Road Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Stadiums · North East England
Broadway West Sports Ground
Broadway West Sports Ground in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Heritage railway stations · North East England
Fawdon
Fawdon in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic houses · North East England
Coxlodge railway station
Coxlodge railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Coxlodge
Coxlodge in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic houses · North East England
Partnership House
Partnership House in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Gosforth Academy
Gosforth Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
More bridges in this region
📷 3Historic bridges · North East England
Barnard Castle Bridge
Barnard Castle Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic bridges · North East England
Blandswath Bridge
Blandswath Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic bridges · North East England
Chapel Bridge
Chapel Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic bridges · North East England
Coupland Viaduct
Coupland Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wansbeck Road?
- Wansbeck Road is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0143°, -1.6358°.
- When was Wansbeck Road built?
- Wansbeck Road dates to 1981.