Scotswood Works Halt railway station
Scotswood Works Halt railway station served the area of Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England from 1915 to 1944 on the Tyne Valley Line.
| Scotswood Works Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Scotswood |
| Area | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Coordinates | 54.967273°N 1.678129°W |
| Grid reference | NZ207636 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 25 August 1915 | Opened |
| 27 September 1924 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 April 1941 | Station reopened |
| 1944 | 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 opened on 25 August 1915 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated between Scotswood Road and Coanwood Road. It was originally opened for workers in the First World War in the Armstrong Whitworth's munitions factory. The halt was enlarged by the Ministry of Munitions due to the high number of traffic. After the workforce's decline, Armstrong Whitworth acquired the government's interest in the platforms and buildings and offered them to LNER. The station was first closed on 27 September 1924 but reopened on 7 April 1941[1] to serve the munitions workforce again, but closed again in 1944.[2]
References
- M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 356
- "Disused Stations: Scotswood Works Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elswick Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway Tyne Valley Line |
Scotswood Line open, station closed | ||