Heritage railway stations · North East England
High Shields railway station
High Shields railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
William Starkey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
High Shields 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
High Shields railway station served the suburb of High Shields, South Tyneside, England, from 1842 to 1981 on the Brandling Junction Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened as South Shields on 19 June 1839 by the Brandling Junction Railway Company. Despite its name, it was actually in High Shields. It was known as Market Place in the local newspaper. It was resited to the north on 17 December 1842. The new site was known as the 'Station at Grewcock's corner' in the notice upon opening. It was resited in 1879 and closed on 1 June 1981, when the South Shields branch line was closed for conversion to a Tyne and Wear Metro route. The new Metro line however used the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway alignment to reach the town centre, instead of the former B.J.R route, reflecting the gradual movement of the population away from the river over…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9907, -1.4403
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE33 5RU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Official site
- www.customshouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q110555101 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Shields railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Shields railway station?
- High Shields railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE33 5RU), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- Is High Shields railway station free to visit?
- Yes, High Shields railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to High Shields railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE33 5RU. It sits within the South Shields parliamentary constituency.