Benton Square railway station

Benton Square
General information
LocationBenton, Tyne and Wear
England
Coordinates55°01′28″N 1°32′24″W / 55.0244°N 1.54°W / 55.0244; -1.54
Grid referenceNZ295700
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1909 (1909-07-01)Opened
20 September 1915 (1915-09-20)Closed
Location
Benton Square is located in Tyne and Wear
Benton Square
Benton Square
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Benton Square was a short-lived railway station on the North Eastern Railway's former Blyth and Tyne Railway, adjacent to the Great Lime Road overbridge in the borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

The station was opened on 1 July 1909 by the North Eastern Railway, in order to serve the Benton Square Colliery and the adjoining miner's cottages. The only facility it had was a booking shed on Great Lime Road. It closed on 20 September 1915 as a wartime economy measure.[1][2]

There are no visible remains of the station, but the line on which the station was built is still in use as part of the Tyne and Wear Metro. Palmersville Metro station lies just on the opposite (western) side of the Great Lime Road bridge.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Disused Stations: Benton Square Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 74. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Forest Hall
Line open, station closed 		  North Eastern Railway
Blyth and Tyne Railway 		  Hotspur
Line open, station closed