Killingworth railway station

55°01′55″N 1°34′56″W / 55.032°N 1.5822°W / 55.032; -1.5822Grid referenceNZ268709Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)Key dates29 March 1847 (1847-03-29)Opened15 September 1958Closed to passengers7 June 1965 (1965-06-07)Closed completely

Killingworth railway station served the town of Killingworth, Tyne and Wear, England from 1847 to 1965 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated south of the level crossing on Killingworth Drive on the B1505. The location of the station was not convenient for the Killingworth village because it was one mile (1.6 km) away but it gained a new source of passengers when the Newcastle races were transferred from Town Moor to Gosforth Park. From June 1954 the station was closed on Sunday and by summer 1958 there was only one train called in each direction on Monday to Friday, although there were two on Saturday. The station was one of ten to close on 15 September 1958^[1] and closed completely on 7 June 1965 when goods traffic ceased.^[2]

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Forest Hall Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway		Annitsford Line open, station closed