Collywell Bay Branch Line
Collywell Bay Branch Line was to have been an electric branch railway line in North East England from Monkseaton station to a planned station at (to serve the proposed housing estate there), with one intermediate station at . The branch line was constructed between 1913 and 1914. References Railway lines in North East England {{England-rail-transport-stub ...
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Monkseaton Station
Monkseaton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Monkseaton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends. History Monkseaton has been served by a station since June 1864, with the station at the current site opened in July 1915, under the North Eastern Railway. Following closure for conversion in the late 1970s, much of the original North Eastern Railway station building, dating from 1915, was retained. However, the southbound platform (trains towards South Shields) and buildings were demolished and replaced. Monkseaton was recently refurbished, along with Cullercoats and West Monkseaton, in 2018, as part of the ''Metro: All Change'' programme. The refurbishment involved the installation of new seating and lighting, resurfaced platforms, and improved security and accessibility. The station was also painted ...
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