Newcastle Shot Tower, also known as Newcastle railway station, served the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England from 1839 to 1847 on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway.
Newcastle (Shot Tower) | |
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General information | |
Location | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear England |
Coordinates | 54.9633°N 1.6287°W / 54.9633; -1.6287 |
Grid reference | NZ238632 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
Key dates | |
21 October 1839 (1839-10-21) | Opened |
1 March 1847 (1847-03-01) | Closed |
The station opened on 21 October 1839 by the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. It was situated on Railway Street, near the junction at Tyneside Road. The first passenger train at this temporary terminus was on 21 May 1839, which was for a special trip and regular passenger services began exactly five months later. A landslide occurred a few days after the station opened but it reopened on 2 November 1839. It closed on the same day as the second Newcastle station was opened on 1 March 1847.[1][2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Newcastle & Carlisle Railway | Redheugh Line and station closed |
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