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Point Pleasant railway station

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Place
  
England

Grid reference
  
NZ315664

Original company
  
North Eastern Railway

Area
  
Newcastle

Pre-grouping
  
North Eastern Railway

Platforms in use
  
2

Post-grouping
  
London and North Eastern Railway

1 October 1898
  
First appearance on timetabled services, with limited worksmens services

Similar
  
Bensham railway station, Millfield Metro station, Monkwearmouth Station Museum, Percy Main Metro station, St Peter's Metro station

Point Pleasant railway station served Point Pleasant, an area of Wallsend, Tyne & Wear. It was primarily used by workmen in the nearby shipyards, and was located on the Riverside Branch of the North Eastern Railway.

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The Station

The station initially opened to provide a station for the workers in the nearby industries, primarily shipbuilding. This area of Wallsend was a hive of activity, and included many famous shipbuilders, such as the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company. The station was modest, with just two platforms, an iron lattice bridge (of the standard NER design), and open waiting areas on the Up platform with a wooden 'shed' for waiting and the booking office on the Down platform.

The site today

Today the site has been converted for housing, as has a lot of the surrounding area. The station itself would serve no purpose nowadays, as a lot of the industry that the station originally served has now closed.

References

Point Pleasant railway station Wikipedia