Backworth railway station (1847–1965)

Backworth (Holywell)
Location
Place	Backworth
Area	Tyne and Wear
Coordinates	55°02′39″N 1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W / 55.044047; -1.523210Coordinates: 55°02′39″N 1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W / 55.044047; -1.523210
Grid reference	NZ305723
Operations
Original company	Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway
Pre-grouping	Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1847 (1847-10-01)	Opened
27 June 1864	Closed to passengers
7 June 1965 (1965-06-07)	Closed completely
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Backworth (Holywell) railway station was a railway station that served the village of Backworth, Tyne and Wear, England from 1847 to 1965 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 October 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway. The station was situated on Church Road, on the north side of the level crossing. The station opened as Holywell and continued to use the name for goods purposes until it completely closed. From 1860, the name was changed to Backworth for passenger services. The station was closed when the current Backworth station opened, although it was originally known as Hotspur. In 1904, the station handled livestock as well as general goods traffic. The station closed to goods traffic on 7 June 1965.^[1]

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