Newcastle New Bridge Street railway station

Newcastle New Bridge Street was a railway station on the edge of the city-centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The station was the original Newcastle terminus of the Blyth and Tyne Railway, and was opened on 27 June 1864. In 1874 the Blyth & Tyne was taken over by the North Eastern Railway. For most of its life it served trains to Tynemouth and Morpeth. Picton House, a villa designed by John Dobson, was used for company offices and passenger facilities.

Newcastle New Bridge Street
Map from 1884, showing the location of the station (upper centre)
General information
Location	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne England
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Blyth & Tyne Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 June 1864	Opened
1 January 1909	Closed to passengers
4 December 1967	Closed to goods

In 1904 the line to Tynemouth was electrified (see Tyneside Electrics), and New Bridge Street temporarily became a terminus for the new electric service. The station was isolated, and had no connection to the lines towards Newcastle Central. In order to create a loop service (see North Tyneside Loop) New Bridge Street was closed to passengers in 1909, and a new link was built to nearby Manors North station, allowing trains to run through to Newcastle Central. Following this, New Bridge Street became a goods station, and remained open as such until 1967. Picton House was demolished in 1970.

Nothing now remains of the station, as the A167(M) road and a car park of Northumbria University have been constructed over the site.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Jesmond		North Eastern Railway Blyth and Tyne Railway		Terminus
		North Eastern Railway North Tyneside Loop		Terminus

References

• New Bridge Street station - on disused-stations.org.uk