North Wylam railway station

North Wylam
North Wylam
	The site of the station in 2009
Location	Wylam, Northumberland; England
Coordinates	54°58′35″N 1°49′02″W / 54.9764°N 1.8171°WCoordinates: 54°58′35″N 1°49′02″W / 54.9764°N 1.8171°W
Grid reference	NZ118646
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (Eastern)
Key dates
13 May 1876	Opened
1 January 1961	closed for goods
11 March 1968	Closed for passengers

North Wylam railway station served the village of Wylam, Northumberland, England from 1876 to 1968 on the Tyne Valley Line.

History[]

The station opened on 13 May 1876 by the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway. The station was situated between Falcon Terrace and Main Road, north of the road bridge over the River Tyne. It is a 5-minute walk from Wylam station. The goods facilities were south of the station building. These closed on 1 January 1961. Despite heavy passenger traffic, the station closed on 11 March 1968.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "Disused Stations: North Wylam". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 320. OCLC 931112387.

External links[]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Heddon on the Wall Line and station closed		Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Tyne Valley Line		Prudhoe Line closed, station open

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[NorthWylamStationInfo-1] "Disused Stations: North Wylam". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 320. OCLC 931112387.

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North Wylam
The site of the station in 2009
Location	Wylam, Northumberland England
Coordinates	54°58′35″N 1°49′02″W / 54.9764°N 1.8171°W / 54.9764; -1.8171Coordinates: 54°58′35″N 1°49′02″W / 54.9764°N 1.8171°W / 54.9764; -1.8171
Grid reference	NZ118646
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern)
Key dates
13 May 1876 (1876-05-13)	Opened
1 January 1961	closed for goods
11 March 1968 (1968-03-11)	Closed for passengers