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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.


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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 {{NorthEastEngland-railstation-stub