Bensham Railway Station was a railway station serving the Bensham area of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It opened in 1868 and closed in 1954.[2]
Bensham | |
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![]() The station in 1965 | |
General information | |
Location | Bensham, Gateshead England |
Coordinates | 54.95240°N 1.61946°W / 54.95240; -1.61946 |
Grid reference | NZ244619 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1868 | Opened |
5 April 1954 | Closed[1] |
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Low Fell Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway Team Valley Line |
Gateshead Line open, station closed |
Closed railway stations in Tyne and Wear | |
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Blyth and Tyne Railway |
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Brandling Junction Railway |
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Derwent Valley Railway |
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Durham and Sunderland Railway |
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Leamside Line |
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Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway |
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
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Ponteland and Darras Hall Branch |
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Riverside Branch |
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Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway |
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South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway |
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Stanhope and Tyne Railway |
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Team Valley Railway | |
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
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Other |
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