Carville railway station

Carville railway station served the town of Wallsend in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, North East England from 1891 to 1973 on the Riverside Branch.

Carville
Location
Place	Wallsend
Area	North Tyneside
Coordinates	54.9716°N 1.5391°W / 54.9716; -1.5391
Grid reference	NZ296642
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 August 1891 (1891-08-01)	Opened
11 July 1966	Closed to goods traffic
23 July 1973 (1973-07-23)	Closed to passengers
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 opened on 1 August 1891 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of Hadrian Road and 300 yards east of Wallsend railway station on the North Tyneside Loop (which later became a stop on the Tyne and Wear Metro). There were sidings serving two brickworks, steam turbine works, shipyards and a power station that supplied electricity for the Tyneside electric trains. Despite its close proximity to Wallsend station, Carville was the busiest station on the Riverside Branch before its closure. The goods services ceased on 11 July 1966 and it closed to passengers on 23 July 1973.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Carrville". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Walker Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Riverside Branch		Point Pleasant Line and station closed