Low Fell railway station served the
Low Fell
Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the w ...
area of
Gateshead between 1868 and 1952.
History
The station was opened by the
North Eastern Railway (NER) on 1 December 1868.
It was situated on the NER's Team Valley line, which opened for passenger trains the same day – it had been open since 2 March 1868 for freight traffic only.
The
station was closed by
British Railways on 7 April 1952,
but the line remains open as part of the
East Coast Main Line.
References
External links
Information from Gateshead council
Disused railway stations in Tyne and Wear
Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952
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