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Prospect Hill railway station

Coordinates: 55°01′44″N 1°30′31″W / 55.029°N 1.5087°W / 55.029; -1.5087
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Prospect Hill
General information
LocationNorth Tyneside
Coordinates55°01′44″N 1°30′31″W / 55.029°N 1.5087°W / 55.029; -1.5087
Platforms2
History
Original companySeghill Railway
Pre-groupingBlyth and Tyne Railway
Key dates
28 August 1841 (1841-08-28)Opened
27 June 1864 (1864-06-27)Closed

Prospect Hill railway station served the town of Shiremoor, Tyne and Wear, England from 1847 to 1864 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

The station opened on 28 August 1847 by the Seghill Railway. The station was situated north of New York Road, on the A191, and close to the junction with Benton Road. The station was rebuilt when the gradient engineering works were carried out in the 1850s. The station was closed on 27 June 1864.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Prospect Hill". Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Backworth (Holywell)
Line and station closed
  Blyth and Tyne Railway   Percy Main
Line closed, station open