High Shields railway station
High Shields | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | High Shields, South Tyneside England |
| Coordinates | 54°59′27″N 1°26′25″W / 54.9907°N 1.4403°W |
| Grid reference | NZ359663 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brandling Junction Railway Company |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1839 | Opened as South Shields |
| 17 December 1842 | Resited and opened as High Shields |
| 1879 | Resited again |
| 1 June 1981 | Closed |
High Shields railway station served the suburb of High Shields, South Tyneside, England, from 1842 to 1981 on the Brandling Junction Railway.
History
The station was opened as South Shields on 19 June 1839 by the Brandling Junction Railway Company. Despite its name, it was actually in High Shields. It was known as Market Place in the local newspaper. It was resited to the north on 17 December 1842.[1] The new site was known as the 'Station at Grewcock's corner' in the notice upon opening.
It was resited in 1879 and closed on 1 June 1981, when the South Shields branch line was closed for conversion to a Tyne and Wear Metro route.[2][3] The new Metro line however used the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway alignment to reach the town instead of the former B.J.R route, so the station wasn't reopened for Metro service when this began in March 1984.
The track was subsequently lifted, with the station platforms and buildings demolished - no trace now remains, as the location has been cleared and landscaped.
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 395. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 226. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "High Shields 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley Whins Line closed, station open |
Brandling Junction Railway Company | Terminus |
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