Heritage railway stations · North East England
Birtley railway station
Birtley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Alex McGregor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Birtley railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Birtley railway station served the town of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1868 to 1955 on the East Coast Main Line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 1 December 1868 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed on 5 December 1955 to both passengers and freight traffic.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8944, -1.5852
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH3 1DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
Sources
- wikidata: Q28970381 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Birtley railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Birtley railway station?
- Birtley railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH3 1DQ), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- Is Birtley railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Birtley railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Birtley railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH3 1DQ. It sits within the Washington and Gateshead South parliamentary constituency.