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chemicals plant. North of the footbridge were two buildings: one was the rear of a goods shed and the other was lower with a hipped roof. The goods shed was reached by the sidings on the up platform. The goods handled at the station were bricks, iron, steel, composition and livestock. In March 1862, a passenger service along the former S&TR route was reintroduced (this time from the second station) providing a service to
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recommended closing the station to passenger traffic, which occurred on 9 September 1963 (making it the first post-Beeching closure in the country). Goods continued to be handled at the station until 7 December 1964.
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Second station opened 600yd to the north east on direct line to Pelaw
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218:First station closed completely
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487:Durham Turnpike-South Shields
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318:along the newly constructed
173:British Rail (North Eastern)
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998:South Shields, Marsden and
652:Newcastle New Bridge Street
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322:and on 1 October 1850, the
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41:The station site in 2020
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292:Durham Junction Railway
290:. On 9 March 1840 the
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705:Derwent Valley Railway
639:Blyth and Tyne Railway
574:North Eastern Railway
159:North Eastern Railway
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736:Sunderland Town Moor
1070:Team Valley Railway
973:Scotswood, Newburn
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465:Following station
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304:Oakwellgate
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68:Coordinates
1186:Categories
938:St. Peters
872:Annitsford
834:Shot Tower
769:Washington
379:References
227:1963-09-09
188:1835-04-16
77:54°53′41″N
56:Washington
27:Washington
1135:Cox Green
1120:Millfield
988:Lemington
915:Callerton
824:Scotswood
695:Wearmouth
690:Fugar Bar
647:Backworth
368:Newcastle
356:Newcastle
316:Ferryhill
312:Gilesgate
179:Key dates
119:Platforms
80:1°30′12″W
1087:Lamesley
1082:Low Fell
953:Carville
905:Coxlodge
713:Swalwell
435:31 March
407:31 March
112:NZ319556
52:Location
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278:History
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135:Disused
63:England
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370:. The
360:Durham
352:London
340:Pelton
132:Status
1144:Other
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819:Ryton
328:Pelaw
1061:Vigo
437:2017
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169:LNER
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