Willington Quay railway station

Willington Quay
Location
Place	Willington Quay
Area	North Tyneside
Coordinates	54°59′33″N 1°29′42″W / 54.9924°N 1.4951°W / 54.9924; -1.4951Coordinates: 54°59′33″N 1°29′42″W / 54.9924°N 1.4951°W / 54.9924; -1.4951
Grid reference	NZ324665
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (North Eastern) British Rail (Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1879 (1879-05-01)	Station opened
2 October 1967	Station closed to goods traffic
23 September 1973 (1973-09-23)	Station closed to passengers
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Willington Quay railway station was a railway station that served the Willington Quay area of the borough of North Tyneside, North East England from 1879 to 1973 on the Riverside Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1879 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated 200 yards south of Howdon railway station (which is now a stop on the Tyne and Wear Metro) and was adjacent to Armstrong Road, off Howdon Lane. There were sidings that served the Union Cement company, North Eastern Marine Engineering Company and Wallsend Slipway. These goods facilities closed on 2 October 1967. The station's closeness to Howdon station turned passengers away from this station and it inevitably closed on 23 July 1973.^[1]

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