Heritage railway stations · North East England
Byker
Byker in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Byker 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
Byker is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.
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Background
History
Prior to the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro, there was a British Rail station at Byker, which was located to the north of Shields Road. The station closed to passengers in 1954, with the remainder of the Riverside Branch closing to passengers in July 1973. Heading west from the station, the route crosses the 815 m Byker Viaduct over the Ouseburn Valley, then running alongside the East Coast Main Line, before heading underground, to Manors. The S-shaped viaduct was constructed for the Tyne and Wear Metro by Ove Arup, with work on the structure commencing in 1976, with completion in 1979. In 2021, a montage was added with works from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9761, -1.5798
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE6 1PL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Established
- 1982
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5004101 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Byker Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Byker?
- Byker is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE6 1PL), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Byker built?
- Built or established in 1982.
- Is Byker free to visit?
- Yes, Byker is free to enter.
- How do I get to Byker?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE6 1PL. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend parliamentary constituency.