St. Peters railway station

St. Peters railway station served the ward of Byker, Tyne and Wear, North East England from 1879 to 1973 on the Riverside Branch.

For the railway station in St Peters, New South Wales, see St Peters railway station. For the Tyne and Wear Metro station in Sunderland, see St Peter's Metro station.

St. Peters
Location
PlaceByker
AreaNewcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates54.967221°N 1.573478°W / 54.967221; -1.573478
Grid referenceNZ274636
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Rail (North Eastern)
Platforms2
History
1 May 1879 (1879-05-01)Opened
23 July 1973 (1973-07-23)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1879 by North Eastern Railway. The station was situated south of Walker Road near St Anthonys Park. There were sidings serving Malling & Son's Ford Pottery, St Peters Oil Gas Works and Scott's Quarry. In 1961, Queen Elizabeth alighted a train from the station to launch a ship. The platform was decorated for her while the other was strategically hidden by a parked train. In 1972 the buildings were demolished from the up platform and was prepared for closure due to there only being 1868 tickets sold in the year. The station closed to goods facilities 31 October 1966 and closed to passengers on 23 July 1973.[1]

References
  1. "Disused Stations: St Peter's". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Byker
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Riverside Branch		   St. Anthonys
Line and station closed


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