South Shields railway station
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South Shields | |
|---|---|
 The station in 1963, just after de-electrification | |
| General information | |
| Location | South Shields, South Tyneside England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
| Key dates | |
| 1879 | Opened |
| 1938 | Route electrified by LNER |
| 1963 | Route de-electrified by British Rail |
| 1 June 1981 | Station closed for conversion to Metro operation |
| 1998 | Demolished |
South Shields railway station was the main
NER in 1879 as the terminus of their newly extended Newcastle and South Shields Railway branch from Pelaw via Hebburn
and had two platforms and an ornate overall roof.
The town had been rail-served by some years prior to this - the
East Boldon
.
The
1923 Grouping saw the station pass from the NER into the control of the London and North Eastern Railway. Services on both routes remained well used and in 1938, the line from Newcastle was electrified on the 660 V DC system as an extension of the existing North Tyneside suburban network
.
Tyne & Wear Metro network.[2]
It was eventually closed on 1 June 1981, when the line was temporarily shut down for conversion to Metro operation. It was replaced by a new
South Shields Metro station a short distance to the south, when the line reopened in 1984.[3]
The station building survived as an entrance to the Metro system until the 1990s, when it was demolished.
Today, a Shopmobility centre stands on the site of the original station building. The new building was built to a similar style as the station it replaced. The platforms behind have been removed, but the rest of the site is still used by Metro as carriage & engineers' sidings.
In early 2019 a new interchange opened there which is also a bus terminal. The same tracks are used but the platform has moved.
References
- ^ "Disused Stations - Marsden (2nd site)" Disused Stations; Retrieved 2014-04-10
- ^ South Shields Station just before closure Clifton, Neil; Geograph.org; Retrieved 2014-04-10
- ^ "Disused Stations: South Shields Metro Station".
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Shields Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Tyneside Electrics (South Shields line) |
Terminus | ||
| High Shields Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Sunderland-South Shields |
Terminus | ||