Backworth railway station (1847–1965)

Backworth railway station served the village of Backworth and nearby hamlet of Holywell in what is now the Borough of North Tyneside, North East England. Located on what is now known as the Northumberland Line, its life as a passenger station was fairly short, it having only been open between 1847 and 1860, but it survived as a goods station until 1965 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

Backworth
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Other names	Holywell (goods)
Location	Backworth, Tyne and Wear England
Coordinates	55.044047°N 1.523210°W / 55.044047; -1.523210
Grid reference	NZ305723
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway
Pre-grouping	Blyth and Tyne Railway North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1847 (1847-10-01)	Opened as Holywell
1860	Passenger station renamed Backworth
27 June 1864	Closed to passengers
7 June 1965 (1965-06-07)	Closed completely

History

The station was opened as Holywell on 1 October 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway on the north side of the level crossing over Church Road, Backworth. From 1860, the passenger station was renamed Backworth, but goods station continued to be referred to using the original name. Only a few years after the name change, on 27 June 1864 the passenger station was closed to be replaced by Backworth station (initially named Hotspur) on the company's new branch to Newcastle New Bridge Street. It was, however, retained as a goods station for many years and, in 1904, was recorded as having handled livestock and general goods. The station was finally closed to all traffic on 7 June 1965, although the line through it remains open.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Prospect Hill Line and station closed		Blyth and Tyne Railway Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway		Seghill Line open; station closed