Place Low Fell Grid reference NZ251599 1 December 1868 (1868-12-01) Station opened Platforms in use 4 | Area Gateshead Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway Original company North Eastern Railway | |
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Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway | ||
Low Fell railway station served the Low Fell area of Gateshead between 1868 and 1952.
History
The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway (NER) on 1 December 1868. It was situated on the NER's Team Valley line, which opened for passenger trains the same day – it had been open since 2 March 1868 for freight traffic only.
The station was closed by British Railways on 7 April 1952, but the line remains open as part of the East Coast Main Line.
References
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