High Shields railway station

High Shields
High Shields
General information
Location	High Shields, South Tyneside; England
Coordinates	54°59′27″N 1°26′25″W / 54.9907°N 1.4403°WCoordinates: 54°59′27″N 1°26′25″W / 54.9907°N 1.4403°W
Grid reference	NZ359663
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.^[2]^[3]

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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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 395. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 226. OCLC 931112387.

[HighShieldsStationInfo-3] "High Shields 2nd railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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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 / 54.9907; -1.4403Coordinates: 54°59′27″N 1°26′25″W / 54.9907°N 1.4403°W / 54.9907; -1.4403
Grid reference	NZ359663
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 (1839-06-19)	Opened as South Shields
17 December 1842	Resited and opened as High Shields
1879	Resited again
1 June 1981 (1981-06-01)	Closed