Where is Wansbeck Road?

Wansbeck Road is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2LT), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.

How do I get to Wansbeck Road?

The nearest railway station is Wansbeck Road, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 2LT.

Is Wansbeck Road a protected site?

Yes — Wansbeck Road is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Wansbeck Road free to visit?

Yes, Wansbeck Road is free to enter.

How do I get to Wansbeck Road?

The nearest railway station is Wansbeck Road, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2LT.

Historic bridges · North East England

Wansbeck Road

In or near Gosforth.

Free admission♿ Wheelchair accessible

Wansbeck Road in England North East, United Kingdom.

Metro line bridge over Wansbeck Road South - geograph.org.uk - 3584548 — JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–30 min
Nearest railway station: Wansbeck Road · 0.0 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly
Wheelchair accessible

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.

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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

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
District: Newcastle upon Tyne
Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
Postcode: NE3 2LT
Parliamentary constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Established: 1981
Nearest railway station: Wansbeck Road — 0 km
Official site: www.whatdotheyknow.com

Sources

wikidata: Q7968068 (CC0)
wikipedia: Wansbeck Road Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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